What is CVE-2017-9055?

CVE-2017-9055 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2017-9055?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2017-9055

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th 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)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-9055?: CVE-2017-9055 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2017-9055?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.