CVE-2014-0172
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (4.03%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 4.03% probability · 90th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-189
- Affected
- elfutils project/elfutils
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.htmlPatch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.htmlPatch
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.