Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2017-9742Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Binutils

Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
1.7%
top 17.49%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 19
Latest updateAug 9

Description

The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c 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 during "objdump -D" execution.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 5.9

Affected Packages2 packages

Debiangnu/binutils< 2.29-1+3
NVDgnu/binutils2.28

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-hvw4-9v69-8rhf: The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis2022-05-17
OSV
CVE-2017-9742: The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis2017-06-19
CVEList
CVE-2017-9742: The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis2017-06-19

💥Exploits & PoCs

1
Exploit-DB
GNU binutils - 'print_insn_score16' Buffer Overflow2017-06-19

📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities2023-08-09
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities2021-07-21
Red Hat
binutils: Global buffer over-read in print_insn_score16 function while disassembling corrupt score binary2017-06-19
Debian
CVE-2017-9742: binutils - The score_opcodes function in opcodes/score7-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows r...2017

💬Community

4
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9742 mingw-binutils: binutils: stack overflow in score_opcodes function [fedora-all]2017-07-10
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9742 binutils: Global buffer over-read in print_insn_score16 function while disassembling corrupt score binary2017-07-10
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9742 binutils: stack overflow in score_opcodes function [fedora-all]2017-07-10
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9742 mingw-binutils: binutils: stack overflow in score_opcodes function [epel-all]2017-07-10
CVE-2017-9742 — GNU Binutils vulnerability | cvebase