CVE-2017-14938
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
30/09/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
Description
_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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
5.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101212
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables-elf-c/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh%3Dbd61e135492ecf624880e6b78e5fcde3c9716df6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101212
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables-elf-c/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh%3Dbd61e135492ecf624880e6b78e5fcde3c9716df6