Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-14933 (CCN-132840)

Assigned:2017-09-27
Published:2017-09-27
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary:read_formatted_entries 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 (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF file.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.5 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
4.8 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): High
3.3 Low (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
2.9 Low (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): Required
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.3 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
1.7 Low (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): Single_Instance
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-835
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-14933

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
101203

Source: CCN
Type: BID-101203
GNU Binutils 'read_formatted_entries()' Function Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
binutils-cve201714933-dos(132840)

Source: GENTOO
Type: UNKNOWN
GLSA-201811-17

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware Bugzilla – Bug 22210
large loop in read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in binutils 2.30(HEAD)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22210

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware.org Git- binutils-gdb.git/commit
Avoid needless resource usage when processing a corrupt DWARF directory or file name

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=30d0157a2ad64e64e5ff9fcc0dbe78a3e682f573

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware.org Git- binutils-gdb.git/commit
Tidy reading data in read_formatted_entries

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=33e0a9a056bd23e923b929a4f2ab049ade0b1c32

Source: CCN
Type: GNU Binutils Web site
GNU Binutils - GNU.org

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-14933

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017149330000000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-09-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017149330000000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2017-09-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017149330000000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-09-30
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201714933000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2017-09-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201714933000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-09-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201714933000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-09-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017149330000000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-09-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201714933000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-09-29
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201714933000
    V
    CVE-2017-14933 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - low.
    2017-09-29
    BACK
    gnu binutils 2.29
    gnu binutils 2.30