CVE-2017-9042 describes a vulnerability in readelf.c within GNU Binutils 2017-04-12, where a "cannot be represented in type long" issue can lead to a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts when processing a specially crafted ELF file. Rated as HIGH severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (opening a malicious file) to exploit, with high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, no public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage, indicating low public attention.
| 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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