CVE-2017-9055
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.40%
Description
An issue, also known as DW201703-001, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. In dwarf_formsdata() a few data types were not checked for being in bounds, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.
How to fix CVE-2017-9055
To remediate CVE-2017-9055, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/dwarfutils—upgrade to 20170416-2 or later
Is CVE-2017-9055 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, 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 |