CVE-2017-9756

binutils: Address violation in aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist function when disassembling corrupt aarch64 binary

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · July 11, 2017

Updated · March 3, 2026

Description

The aarch64_ext_ldst_reglist function in opcodes/aarch64-dis.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 this file during "objdump -D" execution.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer