CVE-2017-15025

Published: Oct 5, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Binutils

Gnu

1 product

Binutils

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Binutils	Version 2.29

Related CWEs

CWE-369

Divide By Zero

The product divides a value by zero.

References (6)

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-divide-by-zero-in-decode_line_info-dwarf2-c/

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22186

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d8010d3e75ec7194a4703774090b27486b742d48

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-divide-by-zero-in-decode_line_info-dwarf2-c/

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchThird Party Advisory

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22186

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d8010d3e75ec7194a4703774090b27486b742d48

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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