CVE-2017-15938
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.66%
Description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
How to fix CVE-2017-15938
To remediate CVE-2017-15938, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.29.90.20180122-1 or later
Is CVE-2017-15938 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, 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 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |