What is CVE-2017-9052?

CVE-2017-9052 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-9052?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2017-9052

An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function) and a failure in a check in dwarf_attr_list().

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Libdwarf_project Libdwarf — versions 2017-03-21
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9052?: CVE-2017-9052 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-9052?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.