# CVE-2014-0172: Integer overflow in the check\_section function in dwarf\_begin\_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.1

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-04-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Integer overflow in the check_section function in dwarf_begin_elf.c in the libdw library, as used in elfutils 0.153 and possibly through 0.158 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a malformed compressed debug section in an ELF file, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

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## References

- http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2014/q2/54
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2014-April/003921.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-32
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66714
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1085663
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2188-1

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