High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-9748
CVE-2017-9748
Description
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
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References
2- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99110nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42202/nvd
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