CVE-2017-14933

Summary

CVECVE-2017-14933
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-09-30 01:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:39:00 UTC
Descriptionread_formatted_entries 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-835

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils 2.29 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.29 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit sourceware.org
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
22210 – large loop in read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in binutils 2.30(HEAD) CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
GNU Binutils 'read_formatted_entries()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit sourceware.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710297 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17)
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