ID CVE-2017-15939
Summary dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, 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. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
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 101613
gentoo GLSA-201801-01
misc
Last major update 09-01-2018 - 02:29
Published 27-10-2017 - 21:29
Last modified 09-01-2018 - 02:29
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