CVE-2017-9044

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-05-18 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The print_symbol_for_build_attribute function in readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid read and SEGV) via a crafted ELF file.

Affected products

GNU Binutils: 2.28

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98587
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98587
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/

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