CVE-2017-15938 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2017-15938 PUBLISHED

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 0.66% · 70.9th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.66%

70.9th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.25.1-6ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2

Timeline

Oct 27, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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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

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