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MEDIUM
CVE-2017-15939
BFD libbfd Dwarf2.c NULL Pointer Dereference Crash
Description

dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, mishandles NULL files in a .debug_line file table, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to concat_filename. NOTE: this issue is caused by an incomplete fix for CVE-2017-15023.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 27, 2017, 9:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:40 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2017-15939 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-15939 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu binutils
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

None

asp-net-core csharp docker dockerfile javascript react webapi docker-compose

C# Dockerfile HTML JavaScript CSS

Updated: 7 months ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Feb. 22, 2024, 6:42 p.m. This repo has been linked 383 different CVEs too.

Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image

Python

Updated: 1 year, 10 months ago
1 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Oct. 5, 2022, 12:07 p.m. This repo has been linked 1276 different CVEs too.

None

C Perl 6 Perl ASP HTML Rich Text Format Visual Basic TeX Assembly Shell

Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago
1 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : June 13, 2019, 1:51 p.m. This repo has been linked 308 different CVEs too.

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Shell C Perl PHP TeX Python Assembly Makefile HTML XSLT

Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago
327 stars 70 fork 70 watcher
Born at : July 30, 2015, 10:36 a.m. This repo has been linked 309 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-15939 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-15939 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201801-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 02, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101613 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22205 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=a54018b72d75abf2e74bf36016702da06399c1d9 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-15023/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/24/binutils-null-pointer-dereference-in-concat_filename-dwarf2-c-incomplete-fix-for-cve-2017-15023/ Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.29:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.42 }} 0.12%

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0.73636

percentile

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