High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9745
CVE-2017-9745
Description
The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.
Affected products
3Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
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References
2- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99109nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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