CVE-2017-9041 — Out-of-bounds Read in Binutils

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds ReadCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer Overflow8 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.5%
top 34.75%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedMay 18
Latest updateMay 17

Description

GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to MIPS GOT mishandling in the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.28-6+3
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.28

Patches

Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-gh7w-2qhm-c7fp: GNU Binutils 2↗2022-05-17
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CVEList
CVE-2017-9041: GNU Binutils 2↗2017-05-18
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OSV
CVE-2017-9041: GNU Binutils 2↗2017-05-18
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2021-07-21
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Red Hat
binutils: Heap buffer overflow in the process_mips_specific function↗2017-05-12
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Debian
CVE-2017-9041: binutils - GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-bas...↗2017
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9041 binutils: Heap buffer overflow in the process_mips_specific function↗2017-05-18
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