UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9998

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9998
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9998.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9998
Upstream
Published
2017-06-28T11:29:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:37:32.800924Z
Severity
  • 6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The dwarfdecodesleb128chk function in dwarfleb.c in libdwarf through 2017-06-28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils@20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

20120410-2

20120410-2+deb7u2build0.*

20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils@20180129-1?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20180129-1

Affected versions

Other

20170709-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump",
            "binary_version": "20180129-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "20180129-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdwarf-dev",
            "binary_version": "20180129-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdwarf1",
            "binary_version": "20180129-1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdwarf1-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "20180129-1"
        }
    ]
}