CVE-2017-15023
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.49%
Description
read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not properly validate the format count, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename.
How to fix CVE-2017-15023
To remediate CVE-2017-15023, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.29.90.20180122-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-15023 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.29.90.20180122-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |