CVE-2014-0172
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0183 (1.8%)
Percentile: 83.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
elfutils_project:elfutilsTechnical description
Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Published: 4/11/2014, 3:55:18 PM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714