CVE-2017-9042

readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 has a "cannot be represented in type long" issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/	Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7296a62a2a237f6b1ad8db8c38b090e9f592c8cf

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 02:50

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
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Information

Published : 2017-05-18 01:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2017-9042

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9042

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9042

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

binutils

CWE

CWE-704

Incorrect Type Conversion or Cast

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