CVE-2017-9052
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.92%
Description
An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function) and a failure in a check in dwarf_attr_list().
How to fix CVE-2017-9052
To remediate CVE-2017-9052, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dwarfutils—upgrade to 20170416-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-9052 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 20170416-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |