CVE-2017-9040
published 2017-05-18CVE-2017-9040: GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.07%
79.4th percentile
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.29-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.29-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-1 | 2.29-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-1 | 2.29-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-1 | 2.29-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29-1 | 2.29-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-07-21
CVE-2018-19932 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the process_mips_specific_function
vendor_redhat·2017-05-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-9040 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the process_mips_specific_function
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the process_mips_specific_function
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-9040: binutils - GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NU...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-9040 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-9040: binutils - GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NU...
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.29-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.29-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.29-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.29-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.29-1)
GHSA
GHSA-h5jj-8626-gmp4: GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-9040 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-h5jj-8626-gmp4: GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
OSV
CVE-2017-9040: GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_
osv·2017-05-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-9040 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-9040: GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98579https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7296a62a2a237f6b1ad8db8c38b090e9f592c8cfhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98579https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7296a62a2a237f6b1ad8db8c38b090e9f592c8cf
2017-05-18
Published