CVE-2017-14930 Information

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.

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22191

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