CVE-2017-9043

HighCVSS 7.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 has a "shift exponent too large for type unsigned long" issue, which might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-20

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 18, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-9043: High severity, CVSS 7.8 | Vulnix