CVE-2017-9752 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically in the bfd/vms-alpha.c component of GNU Binutils 2.28. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other unspecified impacts through a specially crafted binary file. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), successful exploitation requires local access and user interaction to process the malicious file, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding 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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