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CVE-2017-15024

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Published: Oct 05, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
3.3 LOW
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Ubuntu
LOW
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-15024
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/835.html

find_abstract_instance_name in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Weakness

The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
BinutilsGnu2.29 (including)2.29 (including)
BinutilsUbuntuartful*
BinutilsUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
BinutilsUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
BinutilsUbuntuprecise/esm*
BinutilsUbuntutrusty*
BinutilsUbuntutrusty/esm*
BinutilsUbuntuupstream*
BinutilsUbuntuxenial*
BinutilsUbuntuzesty*

References

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