CVE-2017-14940
published 2017-09-30CVE-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…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.94%
78.0th percentile
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
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.29.90.20180122-1 | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-9f29-4g2w-7qff: scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-14940 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-9f29-4g2w-7qff: scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2
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.
OSV
CVE-2017-14940: scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2
osv·2017-09-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14940 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14940: scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2
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.
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-07-21
CVE-2018-19932 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the scan_unit_for_symbols
vendor_redhat·2017-09-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14940 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the scan_unit_for_symbols
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the scan_unit_for_symbols
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.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2017-14940: binutils - scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (a...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14940 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14940: binutils - scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (a...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.29.90.20180122-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14940 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the scan_unit_for_symbols
bugzilla·2017-10-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14940 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14940 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the scan_unit_for_symbols
CVE-2017-14940 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the scan_unit_for_symbols
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.
Upstream issue:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
Upstream patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0d76029f92182c3682d8be2c833d45bc9a2068fe
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1499311]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1499310]
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
bugzilla·2017-10-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14529 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2017-15022 ... binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the releva
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
bugzilla·2017-10-06·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-14529 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2
CVE-2017-14529 CVE-2017-14729 CVE-2017-14745 CVE-2017-14930 CVE-2017-14932 CVE-2017-14933 CVE-2017-14934 CVE-2017-14938 CVE-2017-14939 CVE-2017-14940 CVE-2017-14974 CVE-2017-15020 CVE-2017-15021 CVE-2017-15022 ... mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the rele
arXiv
Fuzzing: Randomness? Reasoning! Efficient Directed Fuzzing via Large Language Models
arxiv_fulltext·2025-06-30
Fuzzing: Randomness? Reasoning! Efficient Directed Fuzzing via Large Language Models
Large Language Model Assisted Directed Fuzzing:\ First, Then Fuzzing
Fuzzing: Randomness? Reasoning! \ Directed Fuzzing via Large Language Models
Xiaotao Feng
360 Security Technology Inc.
Beijing, China
[email protected]
Xiaogang Zhu
School of Computer and Mathematical Sciences
The University of Adelaide
Adelaide, SA, Australia
[email protected]
Kun Hu
School of Science
Edith Cowan University
Joondalup, WA, Australia
[email protected]
Jincheng Wang
360 Security Technology Inc.
Beijing, China
[email protected]
Yingjie Cao
360 Security Technology Inc.
Beijing, China
[email protected]
Guang Gong
360 Security Technology Inc.
Beijing, China
[email protected]
Jianfeng Pan
360 Security Technology Inc.
Beijing, China
[email protected]
## Abstrac
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-scan_unit_for_symbols-dwarf2-c/https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0d76029f92182c3682d8be2c833d45bc9a2068fehttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-scan_unit_for_symbols-dwarf2-c/https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0d76029f92182c3682d8be2c833d45bc9a2068fe
2017-09-30
Published