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CVE-2017-14940

🗓️ 30 Sep 2017 01:29:00Reported by ubuntu.comType 
ubuntucve
 ubuntucve🔗 ubuntu.com👁 28 Views

NULL pointer dereference in BFD library allows denial of service via crafted ELF file

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Binutils affect IBM Netezza Platform Software clients.
18 Oct 201903:36
–ibm
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the `scan_unit_for_symbols` function in the `dwarf2.c` component of the GNU Binutils development environment allows a hacker to trigger a service failure.
14 Nov 202300:00
–bdu_fstec
CloudLinux		Fix of CVE: CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-14938
24 Nov 202116:19
–cloudlinux
CloudLinux		Fix of 56 CVEs
6 Dec 202115:16
–cloudlinux
CNVD		GNU Binutils Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-30067)
30 Sep 201700:00
–cnvd
CVE		CVE-2017-14940
29 Sep 201718:00
–cve
Cvelist		CVE-2017-14940
29 Sep 201718:00
–cvelist
Debian CVE		CVE-2017-14940
29 Sep 201718:00
–debiancve
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2129)
12 Nov 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2450)
4 Dec 201900:00
–nessus
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Ubuntu16.04anybinutils2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1binutils_2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1_any.deb
Ubuntu14.04anybinutils0binutils_0_any.deb

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26 Aug 2025 11:58Current
6.8Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.8
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 35.5
EPSS0.00425
cve-2017-14940binary file descriptor librarydenial of serviceelf fileremote attackapplication crashbugzillasourcewareunix
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