CVE-2014-0172
EPSS 1.8%
Description
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
How to fix CVE-2014-0172
To remediate CVE-2014-0172, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/elfutils—upgrade to 0.158-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-0172 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 0.158-1