5.5

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.

Data is provided by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD)
Gnu ≫ Gdb Version <= 8.0
Zu dieser CVE wurde keine CISA KEV oder CERT.AT-Warnung gefunden.
EPSS Metriken
Type Source Score Percentile
EPSS FIRST.org 0.3% 0.526
CVSS Metriken
Source Base Score Exploit Score Impact Score Vector string
nvd@nist.gov 5.5 1.8 3.6
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvd@nist.gov 4.3 8.6 2.9
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99244
Third Party Advisory
VDB Entry
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21600
Third Party Advisory
Issue Tracking