CVE-2017-15938

binutils: Invalid memory read in find_abstract_instance_name

Published Oct 27, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 4.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-7354 dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 8:13 PM
Reserved
Oct 27, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 27, 2017, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:08 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 24, 2017, 12:00 AM