CVE-2014-0172

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Summary

CVECVE-2014-0172
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2014-04-11 15:55:18 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 6.8 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.153 All All All
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.154 All All All
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.155 All All All
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.156 All All All
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.157 All All All
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.158 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Elfutils libdw 'check_section()' Function Remote Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
1085663 – (CVE-2014-0172) CVE-2014-0172 elfutils: integer overflow, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow in libdw af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com
elfutils: Heap-based buffer overflow (GLSA 201612-32) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
USN-2188-1: elfutils vulnerability | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
[PATCH] CVE-2014-0172 Check for overflow before calling malloc to uncompress data. af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.fedorahosted.org Patch
oss-sec: Heap-based buffer overflow in libdw/elfutils (CVE-2014-0172) af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 seclists.org
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