Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 30, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-14940
CVE-2017-14940
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.
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Affected products
3- Range: <=2.29
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/09/26/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-scan_unit_for_symbols-dwarf2-c/nvdPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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