Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201714940000
Revision Date:2017-09-29Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-14940 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-14940
Platform(s):Ubuntu 17.10
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) is installed.
  • AND The vulnerability of the 'binutils' package in artful is not known (status: 'needs-triage'). It is pending evaluation.
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