CVE-2017-14939
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 3.0%Published: 9/30/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Also known as:DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14939
Description
decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to read_1_byte.
Affected packages (1)
- Debian/binutilsfrom 0, < 2.29.90.20180122-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |