DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15024

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15024

    Published: 5 Oct 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2017-15024

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-15024

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/binutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.29.90.20180122-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High