CVE-2017-14938
MEDIUMGNU Binutils 2.29 - Denial of Service via Crafted ELF File
Title source: llmDescription
_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.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 (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Issue Tracking, Patch x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bd61e135492ecf624880e6b78e5fcde3c9716df6
Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables-elf-c/
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101212
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0050
EPSS Percentile
66.1%
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-770
Status
published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils
2.29
Published
Sep 30, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026