Unscored severity · published Apr 11, 2014
CVE-2014-0172
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a…
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CVSS
4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.0% · higher than 91% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Elfutils · Elfutils Project
0.153; 0.154; 0.155; 0.156; 0.157; 0.158 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-0172
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-0172
seclists.org
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
www.securityfocus.com
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
www.ubuntu.com
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
bugzilla.redhat.com
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
Patch
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
security.gentoo.org
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
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