CVE-2017-14938
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-14938 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-09-30 01:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:39:00 UTC |
| Description | _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.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 (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-770
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils: memory allocation failure in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables (elf.c) | agostino's blog | MISC | blogs.gentoo.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 22166 – big memory allocation failure | MISC | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Patch |
| GNU Binutils 'elf.c' Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | sourceware.org | ||
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | MISC | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.