CVE-2017-9055 is a critical heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in libdwarf, specifically within the dwarf_formsdata() function, affecting libdwarf_project libdwarf. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to remotely execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service due to insufficient bounds checking on certain data types. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a severe risk with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring no user interaction. Despite its critical severity, there is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2017-03-21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:2017-03-21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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