ID CVE-2017-15023
Summary read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not properly validate the format count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename.
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 4.3 (as of 09-01-2018 - 02:29)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE CWE-476
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
NETWORK MEDIUM NONE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
NONE NONE PARTIAL
cvss-vector via4 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
refmap via4
bid 101611
gentoo GLSA-201801-01
misc
Last major update 09-01-2018 - 02:29
Published 05-10-2017 - 01:29
Last modified 09-01-2018 - 02:29
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