CVE-2017-8394 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the GNU Binutils BFD library (libbfd), specifically affecting version 2.28. This flaw can cause applications like objcopy, which analyze binary programs using libbfd, to crash due to an invalid read of size 4. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable with low attack complexity, leading to a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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