CVE-2017-9998

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-06-28
Bugzilla:
1470186: CVE-2017-9998 libdwarf: Segmentation fault in the _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2017-9998 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libdwarf Will not fix

Acknowledgements

Red Hat would like to thank OWL337 Team for reporting this issue.

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