CVE-2017-9746

Updated: 2026-02-27 01:19:16.789825

Description:

The disassemble_bytes function in objdump.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 rae insns printing for this file during "objdump -D" execution.


Links NIST CIRCL RHEL Ubuntu

Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 6.8
CVSS Version 3.x HIGH 7.8

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

CentOS 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Ignored 2025-09-20 08:42:18 We have reasoned not to port the fix for this vulnerability due to drammatic changes it introduces t...
CloudLinux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Ignored 2021-11-24 09:55:46
Oracle Linux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 7.8 HIGH Ignored 2025-09-20 08:42:17 We have reasoned not to port the fix for this vulnerability due to drammatic changes it introuces to...
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS binutils 2.26 7.8 HIGH Released CLSA-2021:1635459139 2021-11-02 21:02:48