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CVE-2017-14934

process_debug_info in dwarf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.2%
percentile 69%
Public exploits
0
none known

process_debug_info in dwarf.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 that contains a negative size value in a CU structure.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% 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-131 Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
  • CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/101204 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=19485196044b2521af979f1e5c4a89bfb90fba0b · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22219 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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