CVE-2017-9052

An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function) and a failure in a check in dwarf_attr_list().

CVSS v3 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3 : CRITICAL

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98553	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:2017-03-21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-05-18 06:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:01

NVD link : CVE-2017-9052

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9052

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9052

JSON object : View

Products Affected

libdwarf_project

libdwarf

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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