CVE-2017-15938
published 2017-10-27CVE-2017-15938: dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of…
PriorityP432high7.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
4.73%
90.9th percentile
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
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
nvdv3.07.5HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5LOW
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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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: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name
vendor_redhat·2017-10-24·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15938 [HIGH] CWE-125 binutils: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name
binutils: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
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-2017-15938: binutils - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribute...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15938 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15938: binutils - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribute...
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
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)
GHSA
GHSA-whrg-9757-hqm7: dwarf2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2017-15938 [HIGH] CWE-119 GHSA-whrg-9757-hqm7: dwarf2
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
OSV
CVE-2017-15938: dwarf2
osv·2017-10-27·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15938 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15938: dwarf2
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15938 binutils: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name
bugzilla·2017-11-21·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2017-15938 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15938 binutils: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name
CVE-2017-15938 binutils: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
Upstream issue:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22209
Upstream patches:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=1b86808a86077722ee4f42ff97f836b12420bb2a
References:
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-invalid-memory-read-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affect
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
Path-wise Vulnerability Mitigation
arxiv_fulltext·2024-05-25
Path-wise Vulnerability Mitigation
Path-wise Vulnerability Mitigation
Zhen Huang1 Hiristina Dokic2
DePaul University, Chicago IL, USA \ [email protected]
DePaul University, Chicago IL, USA \ @depaul.edu
0
First Author10000-1111-2222-3333
Second Author2,31111-2222-3333-4444
Third Author32222--3333-4444-5555
F. Author et al.
Princeton University, Princeton NJ 08544, USA
Springer Heidelberg, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg, Germany
[email protected]
http://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs
ABC Institute, Rupert-Karls-University Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
\abc,lncs\@uni-heidelberg.de
## Abstract
Software vulnerabilities are prevalent but fixing software vulnerabilities is not trivial. Studies have shown that a considerable pre-patch window exists because it often takes weeks or months for software vendo
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101610https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-invalid-memory-read-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22209https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=1b86808a86077722ee4f42ff97f836b12420bb2ahttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101610https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-invalid-memory-read-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22209https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=1b86808a86077722ee4f42ff97f836b12420bb2a
2017-10-27
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