CVE-2017-9041
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.48%
Description
GNU Binutils 2.28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to MIPS GOT mishandling in the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c.
How to fix CVE-2017-9041
To remediate CVE-2017-9041, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.28-6 or later
Is CVE-2017-9041 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.28-6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |