CVE-2017-15225 in binutils

Summary

_bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_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 leak) via a crafted ELF file.

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• Reservation: 10/10/2017
• Disclosure: 10/10/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-107677
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.4
• EPSS: 0.00226
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15225
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15225
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-15225/