Memory leak in decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
Source: MITRE
Published: 2017-09-30
Updated: 2019-10-03
Type: CWE-772
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Impact Score: 6.9
Exploitability Score: 8.6
Severity: HIGH
Base Score: 5.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Impact Score: 3.6
Exploitability Score: 1.8
Severity: MEDIUM