CVE-2017-9040
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Summary
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98579
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7296a62a2a237f6b1ad8db8c38b090e9f592c8cf
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98579
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7296a62a2a237f6b1ad8db8c38b090e9f592c8cf
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/
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