Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in _bfd_vms_slurp_etir Function in GNU Binutils 2.28

CVE-2017-9745 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by mishandling of this file during "objdump -D" execution.

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