CVE-2017-9998

medium

Published 2017-06-28 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.5

Description

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`20170709-1`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`20170416-3`
sid	Fixed	`20170416-3`
forky	Fixed	`20170416-3`
bullseye	Fixed	`20170416-3`
bookworm	Fixed	`20170416-3`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libdwarf_project	libdwarf	`{"startIncluding":"1999-12-14","endIncluding":"2017-06-28"}`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.