CVE-2017-14939

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.

CVSS v3.0

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0

4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

EPSS

5.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 93th percentile

Published

2017-09-29

Updated

2024-08-05

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42970

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2017-14937
• CVE-2017-14942
• CVE-2017-14904
• CVE-2017-14945
• CVE-2017-14866
• CVE-2017-14946