CVE-2017-14940 - scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distr

CVE-2017-14940

Summary

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.

References

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-scan_unit_for_symbols-dwarf2-c/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0d76029f92182c3682d8be2c833d45bc9a2068fe

Vulnerable Configurations

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS

Base:	4.3 (as of 03-10-2017 - 17:37)
Impact:
Exploitability:

CWE

CWE-476

CAPEC

Access

Vector	Complexity	Authentication
NETWORK	MEDIUM	NONE

Impact

Confidentiality	Integrity	Availability
NONE	NONE	PARTIAL

cvss-vector via4

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

refmap via4

misc

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-scan_unit_for_symbols-dwarf2-c/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0d76029f92182c3682d8be2c833d45bc9a2068fe

Last major update

03-10-2017 - 17:37

Published

30-09-2017 - 01:29

Last modified

03-10-2017 - 17:37