CVE-2017-9750 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 19 Jun 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause denial of service or potential code execution via crafted binary files processed by objdump.

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-2017-9750?

CVE-2017-9750 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 19 Jun 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

opcodes/rx-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 lacks bounds checks for certain scale arrays, which 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.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9750?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Binutils.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9750?

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-2017-9750 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2017-9750 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9750, GHSA-9wwg-6rwx-49mw, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9750.