High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9742
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.
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
4- 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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