CVE-2017-9955

Name: CVE-2017-9955
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2017-06-26T23:29:00.33+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Unknown

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2017-9955 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. The get_build_id function in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program..

Description

The get_build_id function in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-125

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.28

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99573
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21665Issue Tracking, Patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99573
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21665Issue Tracking, Patch

Timeline

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

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Source: NVD / NIST