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

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:gdb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

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Information

Published : 2017-06-21 07:29

Updated : 2024-02-04 19:29


NVD link : CVE-2017-9778

Mitre link : CVE-2017-9778

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9778


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Products Affected

gnu

  • gdb
CWE
CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling