CVE-2014-0172
Description
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.158-1 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.158-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.158-1 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 0.158-1 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 0.158-1 |
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-0172
CWEs
CWE-189
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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