CVE-2017-14933 Information

Description

read_formatted_entries 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 (infinite loop) 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/101203 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22210 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=30d0157a2ad64e64e5ff9fcc0dbe78a3e682f573 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=33e0a9a056bd23e923b929a4f2ab049ade0b1c32

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