CVE-2017-9763

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-06-11
CWE:
CWE-400
Bugzilla:
1463361: CVE-2017-9763 grub2: Stack exhaustion in grub_ext2_read_block

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The grub_ext2_read_block function in fs/ext2.c in GNU GRUB before 2013-11-12, as used in shlr/grub/fs/ext2.c in radare2 1.5.0, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive stack use and application crash) via a crafted binary file, related to use of a variable-size stack array.

Find out more about CVE-2017-9763 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 grub2 Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 grub Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 grub Not affected

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