CVE-2017-9745 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the GNU Binutils BFD library (libbfd), specifically within the _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts through a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by its mishandling during objdump execution. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), exploitation requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but can lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this vulnerability.
| 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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