CVE-2017-15939

Updated: 2024-11-22 01:24:18.519536

Description:

dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.


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Severity

Severity Score
CVSS Version 2.x MEDIUM 4.3
CVSS Version 3.x MEDIUM 5.5

Status

OS name Project name Version Score Severity Status Errata Last updated

Statement

CentOS 6 ELS binutils 2.20 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1638803819 2022-05-05 12:03:08
CloudLinux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 5.5 MEDIUM Released 2021-12-06 11:55:44
Oracle Linux 6 ELS binutils 2.20 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1637770725 2021-11-24 13:55:36
Ubuntu 16.04 ELS binutils 2.26 5.5 MEDIUM Released CLSA-2021:1635459139 2021-11-02 21:02:48