CVE-2017-9998 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via segmentation fault by providing a crafted file to the libdwarf library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-9998?
CVE-2017-9998 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf through 2017-06-28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-9998?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libdwarf Project Libdwarf.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9998?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2017-9998 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-9998 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2017-9998, GHSA-26jh-3pw8-9r3f, UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9998.