CVE-2017-9954 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the getvalue function of the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, specifically affecting GNU Binutils 2.28. A crafted tekhex file can trigger a stack-based buffer over-read, leading to an application crash, as demonstrated with the nm program. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage for 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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