Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Oct 5, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-15024
CVE-2017-15024
Description
find_abstract_instance_name 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 (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
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References
2- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-infinite-loop-in-find_abstract_instance_name-dwarf2-c/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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