5.5

CVE-2017-9955: gnu binutils Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-9955DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9955
Published 26-06-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-9955 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 1.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.06%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2019-0169SUSE-SU-2017:3170-1

Timeline

  1. 26-06-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The get_build_id function in opncls.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 (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted file in which a certain size field is larger than a corresponding data field, as demonstrated by mishandling within the objdump program.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.06%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.06% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.06%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • binutils< 2.29-1
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

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