Bug 1452592 (CVE-2017-9055) - CVE-2017-9055 libdwarf: heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata()
Summary: CVE-2017-9055 libdwarf: heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata()
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Status: CLOSED WONTFIX
Alias: CVE-2017-9055
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Assignee: Red Hat Product Security
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Depends On: 1452593 1452594
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2017-05-19 09:38 UTC by Adam Mariš
Modified: 2019-09-29 14:13 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2019-06-08 03:12:55 UTC

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Description Adam Mariš 2017-05-19 09:38:25 UTC 
An issue, also known as DW201703-001, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. In dwarf_formsdata() a few data types were not checked for being in bounds, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read.

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https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html#DW201703-001
Comment 1 Adam Mariš 2017-05-19 09:40:43 UTC 
Created libdwarf tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 1452593]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1452594]
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