CVE-2017-14934

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils 2.29 - Denial of Service via Crafted ELF File with Negative CU Size

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

process_debug_info in dwarf.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 (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF file that contains a negative size value in a CU structure.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101204
Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22219

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0124
EPSS Percentile 65.2%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-131 CWE-835
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.29
Published Sep 30, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026