CVE-2017-9998

MEDIUM

libdwarf < 2017-06-28 - Denial of Service via Crafted File in _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf through 2017-06-28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1465756
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99310

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0202
EPSS Percentile 78.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
libdwarf_project/libdwarf 1999-12-14 - 2017-06-28
Published Jun 28, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026