CVE-2017-9778
Published: 21 June 2017
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.
Priority
Status
Package | Release | Status |
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gdb Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
groovy |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
kinetic |
Ignored
(end of life, was needed)
|
|
focal |
Not vulnerable
(9.2-0ubuntu1~20.04.1)
|
|
jammy |
Not vulnerable
(12.1-0ubuntu1~22.04)
|
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lunar |
Not vulnerable
(13.1-2ubuntu2)
|
|
upstream |
Released
(8.3.1-1)
|
|
xenial |
Needed
|
|
artful |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
bionic |
Needed
|
|
cosmic |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
disco |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
eoan |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
hirsute |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
impish |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
trusty |
Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
|
|
yakkety |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
zesty |
Ignored
(end of life)
|
|
mantic |
Not vulnerable
(13.2-1ubuntu1)
|
|
Patches: upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=723adb650a31859d7cc45832cb8adca0206455ed |
Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
---|---|
Base score | 5.5 |
Attack vector | Local |
Attack complexity | Low |
Privileges required | None |
User interaction | Required |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity impact | None |
Availability impact | High |
Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |