CVE-2017-15023

binutils: NULL pointer dereference in read_formatted_entries

Published Oct 4, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-6498 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00461}

epss

{'score': 0.00454}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:42 PM
Reserved
Oct 4, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 5, 2017, 1:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 25, 2017, 12:00 AM