CVE-2017-14940

scan_unit_for_symbols 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 (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Date published : 2017-09-29

binutils: NULL pointer dereference in scan_unit_for_symbols (dwarf2.c)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22166