CVE-2017-9954

Name: CVE-2017-9954
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-26T23:29:00.283+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Unknown

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9954 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as demonstrated by mishandling within the nm program..

Description

The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as demonstrated by mishandling within the nm program.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.28

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99307
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21670Issue Tracking, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99307
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21670Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

Published: Jun 26, 2017
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

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Source: NVD / NIST