Resource exhaustion in GNU Gdb
CVE-2017-9778
GNU Debugger (GDB) 8.0 and earlier fails to detect a negative length field in a DWARF section. A malformed section in an ELF binary or a core file can cause GDB to repeatedly allocate memory until a process limit is reached. This can, for example, impede efforts to analyze malware with GDB.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/99244 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-9778?
- CVE-2017-9778 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Gdb, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-06-21.
- How severe is CVE-2017-9778?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.