CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-9763

HIGHEPSS 90th pctl
7.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available
grub2Debian
Fixed in:2.02~beta2-8CVE-2017-9763
Fixed in:2.02~beta2-8CVE-2017-9763
Fixed in:2.02~beta2-8CVE-2017-9763
Fixed in:2.02~beta2-8CVE-2017-9763

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

4.15%probability of exploitation in 30 days
90thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 90% of all known CVEs.

References

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2023-4966Critical9.4100%KEV + RansomFix
CVE-2017-11882High7.8100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2020-0796Critical10.0100%KEV + Ransom-
CVE-2008-4250Critical9.899%KEV-
CVE-2017-15944Critical9.898%KEVFix
CVE-2015-0014High10.097%--
Embed a live status badge for CVE-2017-9763
CVE-2017-9763 severity badge

Markdown

[![CVE-2017-9763](https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2017-9763.svg)](https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2017-9763)

HTML

<a href="https://tridentstack.com/cve/CVE-2017-9763"><img src="https://tridentstack.com/cve/badge/CVE-2017-9763.svg" alt="CVE-2017-9763"></a>

Find and fix vulnerabilities across your fleet

TridentStack Control continuously scans your Windows, macOS, and Linux fleet for known vulnerabilities, prioritizes them by severity and active exploitation, and patches them automatically.

Start free

This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.