CVE-2017-9756 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 8.1% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
The aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist function in opcodes/aarch64-dis.c in GNU Binutils 2.28 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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 8.08% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-119 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2017-06-19 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| gnu | binutils |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | GNU binutils - 'aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist' Buffer Overflow | 2017-06-19 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99103
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21595
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42204/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99103
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21595
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42204/
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