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CVE-2017-14940
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-09-30T01:29:02.697 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:07:01.180

Summary

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.

Affected products

gnu — binutils

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