5.5

CVE-2017-14939: gnu binutils Out-of-bounds Read

CVSS: 5.5v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14939DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14939
Published 29-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-14939 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 5.94% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
33/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
5.94%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1exploit-database

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2019-0169USN-4336-2

Timeline

  1. 29-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles a length calculation, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to read_1_byte.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

5.94%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

93%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 5.94% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
5.94%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • exploit-databasedoslinuxUnverified

    binutils 2.29.51.20170921 - 'read_1_byte' Heap Buffer Overflow

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • binutils< 2.29.90.20180122-1
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

9 links