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CVE-2017-9745

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library ...

7.8 HighFix available

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

2.65%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
CVE-2017-9745
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
CVE-2017-9745
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-18675 No score

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
EUVD-2017-18675
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q552-8wfr-34c4 7.8

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library ...

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
GHSA-q552-8wfr-34c4
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-119
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
CVE-2017-9745
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-9745 7.8

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9745
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9745 7.8

The _bfd_vms_slurp_etir function in bfd/vms-alpha.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed 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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9745
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2021-1635459139 No score

Fix CVE(s): CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2019-17451, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2016-6131

  • SECURITY UPDATE:
    • CVE-*.patch: backported many upstream patches to fix security issues.
    • CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2019-17451
Record
CLSA-2021-1635459139
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4336-2 No score

binutils vulnerabilities

USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-4336-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
binutils
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-dev
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-doc
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
binutils-mips-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-multiarch
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-multiarch-dev
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-source
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils
Debian:12
before 2.29-1
2.29-1
binutils
Debian:13
before 2.29-1
2.29-1
binutils
Debian:14
before 2.29-1
2.29-1
binutils
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu12.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu12.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu12.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu12.24-1ubuntu1
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2.24-1ubuntu22.24-2ubuntu12.24-2ubuntu22.24-2ubuntu32.24-4ubuntu12.24-5ubuntu12.24-5ubuntu22.24-5ubuntu32.24-5ubuntu3.12.24-5ubuntu132.24-5ubuntu142.24-5ubuntu14.12.24-5ubuntu14.22.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm12.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm22.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm32.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm52.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm62.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm72.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8
None known
binutils
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1, plus listed versions
2.25.1-6ubuntu12.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu22.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu32.25.51.20151027-0ubuntu12.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1
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2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu12.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu12.25.51.20151113-2ubuntu12.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu12.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu12.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu12.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu22.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu12.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu22.26-2ubuntu12.26-3ubuntu12.26-4ubuntu12.26-5ubuntu12.26-6ubuntu12.26-7ubuntu22.26-8ubuntu12.26-8ubuntu22.26-8ubuntu2.12.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.042.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.12.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.32.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.42.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.52.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.62.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.72.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-9745 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Binutils, published June 19, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.65%, the 85th percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10.

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