Input validation error in Binutils - CVE-2017-9748
Published: June 19, 2017 / Updated: February 10, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU38840
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9748
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can 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.
Affected software
Binutils
Ubuntu
binutils (Ubuntu package)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package)
Ubuntu
binutils (Ubuntu package)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package)
How to mitigate CVE-2017-9748
Install update from vendor's website.
binutils (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu package) - update to Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)