find_abstract_instance_name in dwarf2.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 (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=52a93b95ec0771c97e26f0bb28630a271a667bd2 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22187 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-infinite-loop-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/ | Patch Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Information
Published : 2017-10-04 18:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-15024
Mitre link : CVE-2017-15024
JSON object : View
CWE
CWE-835
Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils