CVE-2017-14940

scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to…

published September 29, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
79.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

scan_unit_for_symbols 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01938 · 79.8th percentile
Published
2017-09-29T18:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 29 SEP 18:00Z
    scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to…
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