vulnerability
VMware Photon OS: CVE-2017-9954
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 26, 2017 | Jan 20, 2025 | Sep 2, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 26, 2017
Added
Jan 20, 2025
Modified
Sep 2, 2025
Description
The getvalue function in tekhex.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.28, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted tekhex file, as demonstrated by mishandling within the nm program.
Solution
vmware-photon_os_update_tdnf
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