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CVE-2017-14939 (GCVE-0-2017-14939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-29 18:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:42
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Summary
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.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
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Date Public
2017-09-29 00:00
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