CVE-2017-15939
published 2017-10-27CVE-2017-15939: dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.71%
75.7th percentile
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
Affected
3 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 |
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-pmp5-rw9v-rgv5: dwarf2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15939 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-pmp5-rw9v-rgv5: dwarf2
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
OSV
CVE-2017-15939: dwarf2
osv·2017-10-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15939 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15939: dwarf2
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
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 concat_filename
vendor_redhat·2017-09-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15939 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the concat_filename
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the concat_filename
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
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-2017-15939: binutils - dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distribute...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15939 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15939: 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, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved
bullseye: resolved
forky: resolved
sid: resolved
trixie: resolved
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15939 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the concat_filename
bugzilla·2017-11-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2017-15939 [MEDIUM] CVE-2017-15939 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the concat_filename
CVE-2017-15939 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in the concat_filename
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
Upstream issue:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205
Upstream patches:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1499311]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
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
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101613https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-15023/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101613https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-15023/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9
2017-10-27
Published