CVE-2017-9748 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ieee_object_p function of the GNU Binutils library (libbfd), affecting version 2.28. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service or potentially other impacts through a specially crafted binary file, as demonstrated by objdump -D. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild (KEV: No), public exploit code exists on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.28CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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