GDB (GNU Debugger) 'ELF' File NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
BID:57001
Info
GDB (GNU Debugger) 'ELF' File NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 57001 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: | |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Dec 19 2012 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 19 2012 12:00AM |
| Credit: | Alejandro Hernández |
| Vulnerable: |
GNU GDB 7.5.1 GNU GDB 7.5 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
GDB (GNU Debugger) 'ELF' File NULL Pointer Dereference Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
GDB (GNU Debugger) to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Attackers may leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code execution may be possible; this has not been confirmed.
GDB 7.5.1 and 7.5 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
GDB (GNU Debugger) to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability.
Attackers may leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code execution may be possible; this has not been confirmed.
GDB 7.5.1 and 7.5 are vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.