Out-of-bounds Read in Libdwarf Project
CVE-2017-9053
An issue, also known as DW201703-005, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in _dwarf_read_loc_expr_op() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function).
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Libdwarf_project Libdwarf — versions 2017-03-21
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9053?
- CVE-2017-9053 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2017-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9053?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.