Description
Memory leak in 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 (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
Published: 2017-09-29
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6407 Memory leak in 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 (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00417}

epss

{'score': 0.00314}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:22.258Z

Reserved: 2017-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2017-14930

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-09-30T01:29:02.397

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2017-14930

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-09-23T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-14930 - Bugzilla

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