CVE-2017-15022

dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the DW_AT_name data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference, or out-of-bounds access, and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to scan_unit_for_symbols and parse_comp_unit.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:13

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References () https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-bfd_hash_hash-hash-c/ - VDB Entry, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-bfd_hash_hash-hash-c/ - Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22201 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22201 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11855d8a1f11b102a702ab76e95b22082cccf2f8 - () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11855d8a1f11b102a702ab76e95b22082cccf2f8 -

07 Nov 2023, 02:39

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
  • {'url': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=11855d8a1f11b102a702ab76e95b22082cccf2f8', 'name': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=11855d8a1f11b102a702ab76e95b22082cccf2f8', 'tags': ['Issue Tracking', 'Patch', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11855d8a1f11b102a702ab76e95b22082cccf2f8 -

Information

Published : 2017-10-05 01:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:13


NVD link : CVE-2017-15022

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15022

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15022


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Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference