Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14939
CVE-2017-14939
Description
decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to read_1_byte.
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Affected products
3- Range: <=2.29
Patches
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References
4- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-read_1_byte-dwarf2-c/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/101216nvd
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42970/nvd
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