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CVE-2017-14930

Memory leak in decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29,…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.4%
percentile 73%
Public exploits
0
none known

Memory leak in decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.07.1AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22191 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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