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CVE-2017-9053

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 1.74%

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CVE-2017-9053 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue, also known as DW201703-005, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in _dwarf_read_loc_expr_op() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function).. EPSS estimates a 1.74% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue, also known as DW201703-005, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in _dwarf_read_loc_expr_op() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function).

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability
1.74%

74.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
Libdwarf ProjectLibdwarf2017-03-21

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2017-9053?
An issue, also known as DW201703-005, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in _dwarf_read_loc_expr_op() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function).
How severe is CVE-2017-9053?
CVE-2017-9053 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.74% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2017-9053?
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Source: NVD / NIST