CVE-2017-9954 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 26 Jun 2017 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted tekhex file due to a stack-based buffer over-read in the BFD library.

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-2017-9954?

CVE-2017-9954 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 26 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 getvalue function in tekhex.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 (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as demonstrated by mishandling within the nm program.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9954?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Gnu Binutils.

How do I fix CVE-2017-9954?

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-2017-9954 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9954 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9954, GHSA-h7m4-5f4m-554h, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9954.