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

CVE-2017-9752

Description

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 in the _bfd_vms_get_value and _bfd_vms_slurp_etir functions during "objdump -D" execution.

Affected products

GNU/Binutils2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 2.28

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/99122nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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