CVE-2017-15225

Summary

CVECVE-2017-15225
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-10-10 23:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:39:00 UTC
Description_bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info 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 (memory leak) via a crafted ELF file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-772

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 CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
22212 – memory leak in nm in binutils 2.30(HEAD) CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit sourceware.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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