CVE-2017-9755 is a buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.28, specifically within the opcodes/i386-dis.c component. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (application crash) or potentially other impacts by providing a specially crafted binary file, for instance, when processed by "objdump -D". With a CVSS v3 score of 7.8 (High), it requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, but could lead to high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage 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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