CVE-2017-14939 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically within the decode_line_info function in dwarf2.c, affecting GNU Binutils 2.29. An attacker can trigger a denial of service by providing a specially crafted ELF file, leading to an application crash. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and high impact on availability, requiring user interaction. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking significant community discussion or media coverage, exploit code (EDB-42970) is publicly available.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.29CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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