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)
EPSS: 0.011 (62.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Gnu Gdb
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
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.