CVE-2017-14938 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-14938 PUBLISHED

_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.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 (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

EPSS 0.50% · 65.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.50%

65.7th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8, 2.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1

Timeline

Sep 29, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14938 third-party-advisory
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables-elf-c/ third-party-advisory
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14938 third-party-advisory

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