dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, does not validate the DW_AT_name data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (bfd_hash_hash NULL pointer dereference, or out-of-bounds access, and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, related to scan_unit_for_symbols and parse_comp_unit.
A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binutils | Gnu | 2.29 (including) | 2.29 (including) |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | esm-infra/xenial | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | precise/esm | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
| Binutils | Ubuntu | zesty | * |