VDB
CVE-2017-15938
CVE-2017-15938
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
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).
EPSS 4.73% · 91.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
4.73%
91.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.24-1ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu3, 2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1, 2.26-7ubuntu2 |
Timeline
- Oct 27, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 9, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 11, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-15938 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-invalid-memory-read-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-15938 third-party-advisory