CVE-2017-15022
Description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the DW_AT_name data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference, or out-of-bounds access, and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to scan_unit_for_symbols and parse_comp_unit.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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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-null-pointer-dereference-in-bfd_hash_hash-hash-c/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22201
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11855d8a1f11b102a702ab76e95b22082cccf2f8
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15022
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-15022.html
CWEs
CWE-476
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.