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.
References
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21600 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
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Information
Published : 2017-06-21 00:29
Updated : 2019-10-02 17:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-9778
Mitre link : CVE-2017-9778
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- gdb