CVE-2017-9748
published 2017-06-19CVE-2017-9748: The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow remote…
PriorityP339high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EXPLOIT
EPSS
7.86%
94.0th percentile
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
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
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
vendor_redhat7.8HIGH
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GHSA
GHSA-22p5-hr7r-x3qv: The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-22p5-hr7r-x3qv: The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
OSV
CVE-2017-9748: The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee
osv·2017-06-19·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-9748: The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-09
CVE-2017-9748 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS.
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.
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: Stack-based buffer over-read in ieee_object_p function
vendor_redhat·2017-07-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CWE-119 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in ieee_object_p function
binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in ieee_object_p function
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4) - Will not fix
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 n
Debian
CVE-2017-9748: binutils - The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) lib...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-9748: binutils - The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) lib...
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
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)
No detection rules found.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9748 mingw-binutils: binutils: stack overflow in ieee_object_p function [epel-all]
bugzilla·2017-07-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-9748 mingw-binutils: binutils: stack overflow in ieee_object_p function [epel-all]
CVE-2017-9748 mingw-binutils: binutils: stack overflow in ieee_object_p function [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple suppor
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9748 binutils: stack overflow in ieee_object_p function [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-07-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-9748 binutils: stack overflow in ieee_object_p function [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-9748 binutils: stack overflow in ieee_object_p function [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versions
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9748 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in ieee_object_p function
bugzilla·2017-07-11·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-9748 [HIGH] CVE-2017-9748 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in ieee_object_p function
CVE-2017-9748 binutils: Stack-based buffer over-read in ieee_object_p function
The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.
Upstream bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21582
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=63634bb4a107877dd08b6282e28e11cfd1a1649e
References:
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1469618]
Created mingw-binutils tr
2017-06-19
Published