Back
CVE-2017-15025
decode_line_info in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.8%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- mitre
Description
decode_line_info 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 (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.8% · top 22% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
Loading the EPSS history…
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22186 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/10/03/binutils-divide-by-zero-in-decode_line_info-dwarf2-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=d8010d3e75ec7194a4703774090b27486b742d48 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Badge for a README or a ticket
[](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2017-15025)Record last updated .