libdwarf 2017-03-21 dwarf_formsdata out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in libdwarf 2017-03-21. Impacted is the function dwarf_formsdata. Performing a manipulation results in out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-9055. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in libdwarf 2017-03-21 (Programming Tool Software). This affects the function dwarf_formsdata. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue, also known as DW201703-001, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. In dwarf_formsdata() a few data types were not checked for being in bounds, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

The bug was discovered 03/20/2017. The weakness was shared 05/18/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at prevanders.net. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9055 since 05/18/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 59 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The entries VDB-101467 and VDB-101468 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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09/30/2020 +1231 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: prevanders.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9055 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9055
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101469
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-9055 - Libdwarf Project - Libdwarf - High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2017 16:41
Updated: 09/30/2020 09:56
Changes: 05/18/2017 16:41 (57), 09/30/2020 09:56 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:D0B:103

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