CVE-2017-9055
CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: May 18, 2017 at 06:13 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:27 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibdwarf
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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
Description
An issue, also known as DW201703-001, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. In dwarf_formsdata() a few data types were not checked for being in bounds, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (1)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-125
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