CVE-2017-14934

binutils: Infinite loop in process_debug_info

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · September 27, 2017

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

process_debug_info in dwarf.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 that contains a negative size value in a CU structure.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')