CVE-2017-14933

read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as...

5.5 MediumFix available

read_formatted_entries 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 loop) via a crafted ELF file.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.27%Down 0.7 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-14933
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2017-14933
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2017-6410 No score

Record: EUVD-2017-6410
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qw99-33wh-xp55 5.5

read_formatted_entries in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as...

Record: GHSA-qw99-33wh-xp55
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-835
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVBELL-CVE-2017-14933 5.5

CVE-2017-14933 does not affect BellSoft software

Record: BELL-CVE-2017-14933
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.5

Record: CVE-2017-14933
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-14933 5.5

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2017-14933
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-14933 5.5

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2017-14933
CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

gnu binutils

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`binutils` Debian:12	before 2.29.90.20180122-1	2.29.90.20180122-1
`binutils` Debian:13	before 2.29.90.20180122-1	2.29.90.20180122-1
`binutils` Debian:14	before 2.29.90.20180122-1	2.29.90.20180122-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	affected
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-14933 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Gnu Binutils, published September 29, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.27%, the 70th percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.29.90.20180122-1.

References

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