CVE-2017-15023

read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not properly validate the format count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename.
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

21 Nov 2024, 03:13

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References () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101611 - () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101611 -
References () https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c/ - Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry () https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c/ - Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
References () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 - () https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 -
References () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22200 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22200 - Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
References () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf - () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf -

07 Nov 2023, 02:39

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References
  • {'url': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf', 'name': 'https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf', 'tags': ['Issue Tracking', 'Patch', 'Third Party Advisory'], 'refsource': 'MISC'}
  • () https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c361faae8d964db951b7100cada4dcdc983df1bf -

Information

Published : 2017-10-05 01:29

Updated : 2024-11-21 03:13


NVD link : CVE-2017-15023

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15023

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15023


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Products Affected

gnu

  • binutils
CWE
CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference