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CVE-2017-15024 (GCVE-0-2017-15024)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-10-04 07:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 19:42
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Summary
find_abstract_instance_name 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 recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2017-10-04 00:00
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