Buffer overflow vulnerability in ieee_object_p function in libbfd in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted binary file.

Buffer overflow vulnerability in ieee_object_p function in libbfd in GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted binary file.

CVE-2017-9748 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The ieee_object_p function in bfd/ieee.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, might allow 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. NOTE: this may be related to a compiler bug.

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