The vulnerability of the `find_abstract_instance_name` function in the `dwarf2.c` component of the GNU Binutils development environment allows a hacker to induce a service failure.

The vulnerability of the findabstractinstancename function in the dwarf2.c component of the GNU Binutils development environment is related to the execution of a loop with an unreachable exit condition. Exploiting this vulnerability allows an attacker who operates remotely to trigger a service...

CVE-2017-15938

dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor BFD library aka libbfd, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DWFORMrefaddr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service findabstractinstancename invalid memory read, segmentation...

CVE-2017-15024

findabstractinstancename 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 infinite recursion and application crash via a crafted ELF file...

GNU Binutils libbfd dwarf2.c find_abstract_instance_name Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU Binutils a.k.a. GNU Binary Utilities or binutils is a set of programming language utilities developed by the GNU Project to work with object files in a variety of formats, with connectors, assemblers, and other tools for object files and archives.The Binary File Descriptor BFD library a.k.a...