Description
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.
Published: 2017-09-29
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: 3.0% Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6416 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:22.245Z

Reserved: 2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14939

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-09-30T01:29:02.663

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-14939

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-09-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14939 - Bugzilla

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