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cveMitreCVE-2017-14940
HistorySep 30, 2017 - 1:29 a.m.

CVE-2017-14940

2017-09-3001:29:02
CWE-476
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
62
cve-2017-14940
scan_unit_for_symbols
dwarf2.c
bfd library
libbfd
gnu binutils
elf file
denial of service
null pointer dereference

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

5.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

53.7%

scan_unit_for_symbols 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
gnubinutilsMatch2.29
VendorProductVersionCPE
gnubinutils2.29cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

AI Score

5.7

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.002

Percentile

53.7%