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CVE-2017-9040

Published: 2017-05-18T01:29Z
Last Modified: 2024-11-21T03:35Z
Source: MITRE CVE List
License: MITRE-CVE-TOS
GNU Binutils 2017-04-03 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash), related to the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, via a crafted ELF file that triggers a large memory-allocation attempt. > MITRE Terms of Use apply – see LICENSE‑MITRE.txt