CVE-2017-14128 Information

Description

The decode_line_info function 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 (read_1_byte heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100623 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22059 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7e8b60085eb3e6f2c41bc0c00c0d759fa7f72780

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5