CVE-2017-15938 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via invalid memory read in the BFD library when processing relocatable object files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-15938?
CVE-2017-15938 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 27 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, miscalculates DW_FORM_ref_addr die refs in the case of a relocatable object file, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (find_abstract_instance_name invalid memory read, segmentation fault, and application crash).
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-15938?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2017-15938?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2017-15938 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-15938 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-15938, GHSA-whrg-9757-hqm7, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-15938.