CVE-2017-9040
Published May 18, 2017
Last updated a year ago
Overview
- Description
- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
Social media
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
Risk scores
CVSS 3.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 5.5
- Impact score
- 3.6
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 4.3
- Impact score
- 2.9
- Exploitability score
- 8.6
- Vector string
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
- nvd@nist.gov
- CWE-476
Configurations
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"negate": false,
"cpeMatch": [
{
"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.28:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "0EC528B1-A659-4246-BE7F-02681D22CCF5"
}
],
"operator": "OR"
}
]
}
]