Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14938
CVE-2017-14938
Description
_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.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 (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
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Affected products
4- Range: <=2.29
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-_bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables-elf-c/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatch
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101212nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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