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CVE-2017-14940

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Date: October 3, 2022

scan_unit_for_symbols 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Language: C

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Related Resources (8)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-14940
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0d76029f92182c3682d8be2c833d45bc9a2068fe
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-14940
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-scan_unit_for_symbols-dwarf2-c/
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-14940
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-14940
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-14940

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Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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