VDB
CVE-2017-9778
CVE-2017-9778
PUBLISHED
GNU Debugger (GDB) 8.0 and earlier fails to detect a negative length field in a DWARF section. A malformed section in an ELF binary or a core file can cause GDB to repeatedly allocate memory until a process limit is reached. This can, for example, impede efforts to analyze malware with GDB.
EPSS 0.30% · 53.5th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.30%
53.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS | gdb | 0, 8.0.1-0ubuntu1, 8.0.1-0ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | gdb | 7.10-1ubuntu2, 7.10-1ubuntu3, 7.10.90.20160215-0ubuntu2 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21600 (circl)
- 99244 (circl)
Timeline
- Jun 21, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 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
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9778 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9778 third-party-advisory