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    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 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.

    Published:Apr 9, 2014
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Apr 11, 2014
    EPSS Score:0.01832
    CVSS Score:6.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elfutils Project
    Product
    Elfutils
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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