CVE-2017-14974 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the GNU Binutils BFD library (libbfd), specifically affecting versions 2.29. This flaw, stemming from improper handling of a canonicalization step, allows remote attackers to crash applications via a crafted ELF file, due to a NULL pointer dereference. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access or user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, leading to high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity loss. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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