The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The print_insn_score32 function in opcodes/score7-dis.c:552 in GNU Binutils 2.28 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. (CVE-2017-9743)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

An update of the crash package has been released.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201801-01 (Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Binutils. Please review       the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker, by enticing a user to compile/execute a specially       crafted ELF, tekhex, PE, or binary file, could possibly cause a Denial of       Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There are no known workarounds at this time.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
221319	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2017-9743	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	3/4/2025	high
203822	Photon OS 3.0: Crash PHSA-2023-3.0-0601	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/24/2024	critical
105627	GLSA-201801-01 : Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	1/8/2018	4/5/2019	high
203529	Photon OS 4.0: Crash PHSA-2023-4.0-0414	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	7/23/2024	critical

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