PT-2017-18671 · None · Libdwarf

Published 2017-05-18 · Updated 2019-10-18 · CVE-2017-9052

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libdwarf version 2017-03-21

Description A heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the dwarf formsdata() function due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds and a failure in a check in the dwarf attr list() function.

Recommendations For libdwarf version 2017-03-21, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Out of bounds Read

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

CWE-125

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-9052

Affected Products

Libdwarf

References · 10

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-9052 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-9052 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-9052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-9052 · Vendor Advisory
• https://prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html · Note
• https://prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html#DW201703-006 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/98553 · Note