{"cve":"CVE-2017-9042","nvd":{"published":"2017-05-18T01:29:02.003","modified":"2026-06-17T01:27:22.807","status":"Modified","description":"readelf.c in GNU Binutils 2017-04-12 has a \"cannot be represented in type 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.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":7.8},"cwes":["CWE-704"],"references":["https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02","https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7296a62a2a237f6b1ad8db8c38b090e9f592c8cf","https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/05/12/binutils-multiple-crashes/","https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201709-02"],"products":["gnu:binutils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:42:36.429588156+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2017-9042","score":0.02063,"percentile":0.81358,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}