CVE-2017-15225

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    CVE-2017-15225

    Published: 10 Oct 2017Last Modified: 28 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: _bfd_dwarf2_cleanup_debug_info 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 (memory leak) via a crafted ELF file.

    References: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=b55ec8b676ed05d93ee49d6c79ae0403616c4fb0, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22212

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- dd9a28c0966d13924fbd1096a724ae334954d830
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.29

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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