CVE-2017-9038 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted ELF file due to a heap-based buffer over-read in GNU Binutils.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9038?
CVE-2017-9038 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 18 May 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to the byte_get_little_endian function in elfcomm.c, the get_unwind_section_word function in readelf.c, and ARM unwind information that contains invalid word offsets.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9038?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9038?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-9038 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9038 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2017-9038, DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9038, GHSA-q662-m56g-5hm7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9038.