CVE-2014-0172
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Summary
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
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ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
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