VDB
CVE-2017-14939
CVE-2017-14939
PUBLISHED
decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to read_1_byte.
EPSS 2.99% · 86.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
2.99%
86.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2, 2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu2, * |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-read_1_byte-dwarf2-c/ (circl)
- 101216 (circl)
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=515f23e63c0074ab531bc954f84ca40c6281a724 (circl)
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22169 (circl)
- 42970 (cve.org)
- binutils 2.29.51.20170921 - read_1_byte Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (0day-today)
- binutils 2.29.51.20170921 - read_1_byte Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (0day-today)
Timeline
- Sep 29, 2017 CVE Published
- Oct 11, 2017 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-14939 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-read_1_byte-dwarf2-c/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-14939 third-party-advisory