PT-2017-4310 · Gnu+2 · Gnu Binutils+2

Published 2017-09-26 · Updated 2024-06-15 · CVE-2017-15938

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: GNU Binutils version 2.29

Description: The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the dwarf2.c component of GNU Binutils, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. This can result in an invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash due to the miscalculation of DW FORM ref addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file.

Recommendations: For GNU Binutils version 2.29, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

DoS

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

BDU:2023-07765

CVE-2017-15938

MGASA-2019-0169

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_3223-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2018_3323-1

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3170-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3207-1

SUSE-SU-2018:3207-2

SUSE-SU-2018_3170-1

SUSE-SU-2018_3170-2

USN-4336-2

Affected Products

Gnu Binutils

Suse

Ubuntu

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