CVE-2017-15225 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability (memory leak) in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically in the _bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info function within dwarf2.c, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger the memory leak by providing a specially crafted ELF file. Rated as Medium severity (CVSS 5.5), the vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to achieve a high impact on availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| 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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