Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-15225 (CCN-133310)

Assigned:2017-09-26
Published:2017-09-26
Updated:2019-10-03
Summary:_bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info 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 (memory leak) 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-772
Vulnerability Consequences:Denial of Service
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-15225

Source: CCN
Type: IBM Security Bulletin 0728795 (PureData System for Analytics)
Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Binutils affect IBM Netezza Platform Software clients.

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
binutils-cve201715225-dos(133310)

Source: CCN
Type: Sourceware Bugzilla – Bug 22212
memory leak in nm in binutils 2.30(HEAD)

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22212

Source: CONFIRM
Type: Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b55ec8b676ed05d93ee49d6c79ae0403616c4fb0

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

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

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • AND
  • cpe:/a:ibm:puredata_system:1.0.0:*:*:*:analytics:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2017152250000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:201715225000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - medium.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201715225000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:2017152250000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - low.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201715225000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - medium.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2017152250000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201715225000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:2017152250000000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
    2017-10-10
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:201715225000
    V
    		CVE-2017-15225 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - medium.
    2017-10-10
    BACK
    gnu binutils 2.29
    gnu binutils 2.30
    ibm puredata system for analytics 1.0.0