_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=bd61e135492ecf624880e6b78e5fcde3c9716df6 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166 | Issue Tracking Patch |
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables-elf-c/ | Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101212 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-09-29 18:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-14938
Mitre link : CVE-2017-14938
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CWE
CWE-770
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils