CVE-2017-9998 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer in Project Libdwarf

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 31.12%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libdwarf Project Libdwarf
Timeline
PublishedJun 28
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf through 2017-06-28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDlibdwarf_project/libdwarf1999-12-14 — 2017-06-28

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-26jh-3pw8-9r3f: The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2017-9998: The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb↗2017-06-28
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OSV
CVE-2017-9998: The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb↗2017-06-28
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
libdwarf: Segmentation fault in the _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function↗2017-06-28
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Debian
CVE-2017-9998: dwarfutils - The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf through 2017-...↗2017
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9998 libdwarf: Segmentation fault in the _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function [fedora-all]↗2017-07-12
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9998 libdwarf: Segmentation fault in the _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function↗2017-07-12
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-9998 libdwarf: Segmentation fault in the _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function [epel-6]↗2017-07-12
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CVE-2017-9998 — Libdwarf Project Libdwarf vulnerability | cvebase