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CVE-2017-149391 exploit

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

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
5.9%
percentile 93%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to read_1_byte.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

5.94% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-42970 binutils 2.29.51.20170921 - 'read_1_byte' Heap Buffer Overflow · dos · 2017-10-10

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

References

  • exploit-db.com /exploits/42970/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
  • blogs.gentoo.org /ago/2017/09/26/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-read_1_byte-dwarf2-c/ · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/101216 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=515f23e63c0074ab531bc954f84ca40c6281a724 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22169 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred

Sources

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