CVE - CVE-2017-15938

CVE-ID
CVE-2017-15938	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
References
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MISC:https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-invalid-memory-read-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/ MISC:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22209 MISC:https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=1b86808a86077722ee4f42ff97f836b12420bb2a GENTOO:GLSA-201801-01 URL:https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 BID:101610 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101610
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Entry Created
20171027	Disclaimer: The entry creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20171027)
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Proposed (Legacy)
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