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

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.