SB2017051818 - Buffer overflow in libdwarf
Published: May 18, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017051818
Severity
High
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9052)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.
An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function) and a failure in a check in dwarf_attr_list().
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.