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CVE-2017-14933

read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows re…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.3%
percentile 70%
Public exploits
0
none known

read_formatted_entries 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.27% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% 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
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=33e0a9a056bd23e923b929a4f2ab049ade0b1c32 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=30d0157a2ad64e64e5ff9fcc0dbe78a3e682f573 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-17 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22210 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101203 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

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