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title: "CVE-2017-9754\n    | Ubuntu"
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# CVE-2017-9754

Publication date 19 June 2017

Last updated 26 August 2025

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Ubuntu priority

**Low**

[Why this priority?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#priority )

## Cvss 3 Severity Score

**7.8 · High**

[Score breakdown](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9754?format=md#impact-score)

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## Description

The process\_otr function in bfd/versados.c in the Binary File Descriptor
(BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, does not
validate a certain offset, 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.

[Read the notes from the security team](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9754?format=md#notes)

## Status

Show unmaintained releases

| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| binutils | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not affected |
| 25.10 questing | Not affected |
| 25.04 plucky | Not affected |
| 24.10 oracular | Not affected |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not affected |
| 23.10 mantic | Not affected |
| 23.04 lunar | Not affected |
| 22.10 kinetic | Not affected |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not affected |
| 21.10 impish | Not affected |
| 21.04 hirsute | Not affected |
| 20.10 groovy | Not affected |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not affected |
| 19.10 eoan | Not affected |
| 19.04 disco | Not affected |
| 18.10 cosmic | Not affected |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not affected |
| 17.10 artful | Not affected |
| 17.04 zesty | Ignored end of life |
| 16.10 yakkety | Ignored end of life |
| 16.04 LTS xenial | Fixed 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1  Ubuntu Pro |
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Vulnerable |

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* [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)
* [What do statuses mean?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#statuses)
* [Patch details](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9754?format=md#patch-details)

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## Notes

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### [mdeslaur](https://launchpad.net/~mdeslaur)

same commit as CVE-2017-9753

### Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. [How can I get the fixes?](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security)

| Package | Patch details |
| --- | --- |
| binutils | * Upstream:   <https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=04f963fd489cae724a60140e13984415c205f4ac> |

## Severity score breakdown

CVSS version:
CVSS v3.0

**Base score**

7.8 · High

* Base metrics

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Attack vector | Local |
  | Attack complexity | Low |
  | Privileges required | None |
  | User interaction | Required |
  | Scope | Unchanged |
  | Confidentiality impact | High |
  | Integrity impact | High |
  | Availability impact | High |
* Scores

  | Parameter | Value |
  | --- | --- |
  | Base score | 7.8 · High |
  | Exploitability score | - |
  | Impact score | - |

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

## References

* [MITRE](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2017-9754)
* [NVD](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9754)
* [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2017-9754)
* [Debian](https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9754)

### Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

+ [USN-4336-2](https://usn.ubuntu.com/USN-4336-2)
+ GNU binutils vulnerabilities
+ 21 July 2021

### Other references

* <https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9754>