Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).
CVE-2017-9750 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Binutils
CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer12 documents9 sources
Severity
7.8HIGHNVD
EPSS
2.4%
top 14.95%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedJun 19
Latest updateAug 9
Description
opcodes/rx-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 lacks bounds checks for certain scale arrays, 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.
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