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CVE-2017-9043
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-05-18T01:29:02.033 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:27:22.930

Summary

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.

Affected products

gnu — binutils

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