Description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-7355 | dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-4336-2 | GNU binutils vulnerabilities |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T20:13:05.870Z
Reserved: 2017-10-27T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-15939
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-10-27T21:29:00.277
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-15939
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Weaknesses
EUVD
Ubuntu USN