VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-14932
decode_line_info in dwarf2.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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
decode_line_info in dwarf2.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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.29% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-835
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22204Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=e338894dc2e603683bed2172e8e9f25b29051005
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22204Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=e338894dc2e603683bed2172e8e9f25b29051005
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.