Updated: 2026-02-27 00:20:12.992098
Description:
opcodes/rl78-decode.opc in GNU Binutils 2.28 has an unbounded GETBYTE macro, which 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.
| Links | NIST | CIRCL | RHEL | Ubuntu |
| Severity | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| CVSS Version 2.x | MEDIUM | 6.8 |
| CVSS Version 3.x | HIGH | 7.8 |
| OS name | Project name | Version | Score | Severity | Status | Errata | Last updated | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 6 ELS | binutils | 2.20 | 7.8 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2021-11-02 21:02:48 | Not affected: CVE-2017-9751 is only reachable when objdump invokes the RL78 disassembler (opcodes/rl... | |
| CloudLinux 6 ELS | binutils | 2.20 | 7.8 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2021-11-02 21:02:48 | ||
| Oracle Linux 6 ELS | binutils | 2.20 | 7.8 | HIGH | Not Vulnerable | 2021-11-02 21:02:48 | Not affected: CVE-2017-9751 is only reachable when objdump invokes the RL78 disassembler (opcodes/rl... | |
| Ubuntu 16.04 ELS | binutils | 2.26 | 7.8 | HIGH | Released | CLSA-2021:1635459139 | 2021-11-02 21:02:48 |