CVE-2017-9753 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published 19 Jun 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via buffer overflow in the BFD library when processing crafted binary files with 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-2017-9753?

CVE-2017-9753 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

The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a certain data structure, 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-2017-9753?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Binutils.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9753?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-9753 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9753 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9753, GHSA-w72r-r4qc-7726, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9753.