CVE-2017-14128

binutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in the decode_line_info function

Published Sep 4, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
The decode_line_info function 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 (read_1_byte heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-5640 The decode_line_info function 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 (read_1_byte heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:20 PM
Reserved
Sep 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 4, 2017, 8:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:05 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 1, 2017, 12:00 AM