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CVE-2017-14940
published 2017-09-30

CVE-2017-14940: scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to…

medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
scan_unit_for_symbols 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Affected

6 ranges
VendorProductVersion rangeFixed in
debianbinutils< binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1 (bookworm)binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1 (bookworm)
gnubinutils
gnubinutils>= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-12.29.90.20180122-1
gnubinutils>= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-12.29.90.20180122-1
gnubinutils>= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-12.29.90.20180122-1
gnubinutils>= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-12.29.90.20180122-1

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM