CVE-2017-14939
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-14939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to read_1_byte. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-125
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22169 – heap-based buffer overflow in read_1_byte (dwarf2.c) | MISC | sourceware.org | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in read_1_byte (dwarf2.c) | agostino's blog | MISC | blogs.gentoo.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | sourceware.org | ||
| binutils 2.29.51.20170921 - 'read_1_byte' Heap Buffer Overflow | EXPLOIT-DB | www.exploit-db.com | |
| GNU Binutils CVE-2017-14939 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | |
| 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.
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