VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-14934

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability1.24%
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

process_debug_info in dwarf.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 loop) via a crafted ELF file that contains a negative size value in a CU structure.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-131: Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size
  • CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Primary references