CVE-2017-14939

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…

published September 29, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
6%
Percentile
93.2
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.05941 · 93.2th percentile
Published
2017-09-29T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 SEP 18:00Z
    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…
    cvelistv5