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 (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
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EUVD |
EUVD-2017-6500 | 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 (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted ELF file. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4336-2 | GNU binutils vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T19:42:22.455Z
Reserved: 2017-10-04T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-15025
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-05T01:29:06.290
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-15025
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN