Description
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 2014-04-11
Score: 6.8 Medium
EPSS: 1.8% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-0225 Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-2188-1 elfutils vulnerability
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Elfutils Project Elfutils
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T09:05:39.075Z

Reserved: 2013-12-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-0172

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-04-11T15:55:18.757

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-0172

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-04-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-0172 - Bugzilla

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