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CVE ID: CVE-2017-9753

Description: The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a certain data structure, 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.

Test IDs: None available

Cross References: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9753
BugTraq ID: 99116
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99116

CVE ID:	CVE-2017-9753
Description:	The versados_mkobject function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not initialize a certain data structure, 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.
Test IDs:	None available
Cross References:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-9753 BugTraq ID: 99116 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99116