VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14930

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.44%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-30
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

Memory leak in decode_line_info 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 (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-772: Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

Primary references