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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 4.03% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 90.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-04-11 15:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 09:05Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2013-12-03
- Assigning CNA
- redhat
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f9f915eb59e3f6f536300e1473c195e23361f907372785552be8416b1fd9e2d3
05 Affected products
06 References
- seclists.org[oss-security] 20140409 Heap-based buffer overflow in libdw/elfutils (CVE-2014-0172)http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- lists.fedorahosted.org[elfutils-devel] 20140409 [PATCH] CVE-2014-0172 Check for overflow before calling malloc to uncompress data.https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-32https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- www.securityfocus.com66714http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2188-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- elfutils Fixed in 0.158-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- elfutils Fixed in 0.158-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- elfutils Fixed in 0.158-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- elfutils Fixed in 0.158-0ubuntu5.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.