CVE-2017-14940

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-476

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Sep 30, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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