CVE-2017-9039

Published: May 18, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file with many program headers, related to the get_program_headers function in readelf.c.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Binutils

Gnu

1 product

Binutils

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Binutils	Version 2.28

Related CWEs

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

References (8)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98580

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=82156ab704b08b124d319c0decdbd48b3ca2dac5

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98580

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=82156ab704b08b124d319c0decdbd48b3ca2dac5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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