High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 19, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-9753
CVE-2017-9753
Description
The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a certain data structure, which 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
2Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99116nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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