CVE-2017-15020
Description
dwarf1.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, related to parse_die and parse_line_table, as demonstrated by a parse_die heap-based buffer over-read.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.29.90.20180122-1 |
| arch | fixed | 2.30-1 | |
| sles | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.29 | |
References
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-parse_die-dwarf1-c/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22202
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=1da5c9a485f3dcac4c45e96ef4b7dae5948314b5
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15020
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15020.html
CWEs
CWE-125
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.