High severity7.8OSV Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9742

Description

The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution.

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Affected products

GNU/BinutilsOSV3 versions
binutils-2_28, gdb-4_18-branchpoint, gdb-7.10-branchpoint, …+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: binutils-2_28, gdb-4_18-branchpoint, gdb-7.10-branchpoint, …
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: 2.28

Patches

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References

sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99105nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02nvd
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42203/nvd

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