CVE-2017-14940

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CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p79

Published

Sep 30, 2017 (Sep 30, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Vendors: gnu
Products: binutils
Weakness: CWE-476
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.9%)

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