GNU Binutils CVE-2017-9044 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	98587
Class:	Boundary Condition Error
CVE:	CVE-2017-9044
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	May 17 2017 12:00AM
Updated:	May 17 2017 12:00AM
Credit:	Agostino Sarubbo of Gentoo.
Vulnerable:	GNU Binutils 2.28
Not Vulnerable:

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-9044 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU Binutils is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

GNU Binutils 2.28 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-9044 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-9044 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

GNU Binutils CVE-2017-9044 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• binutils Homepage (binutils)
  
• binutils: multiple crashes (gentoo.org)