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cve[email protected]CVE-2017-14940
HistoryOct 03, 2022 - 4:23 p.m.

CVE-2017-14940

2022-10-0316:23:40
CWE-476
web.nvd.nist.gov
57
cve-2017-14940
scan_unit_for_symbols
dwarf2.c
bfd library
libbfd
gnu binutils
elf file
denial of service
null pointer dereference

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

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

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

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

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

42.3%

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
CPENameOperatorVersion
gnu:binutilsgnu binutilseq2.29

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

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

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

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

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

42.3%