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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15938

DEBIAN-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).

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:13binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:14binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:12binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:11binutils0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Oct 27, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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