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CVE-2014-0172

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8EPSS 4.0%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.8 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-189
EPSS score
4.0% (91th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2014-0225)
Published
April 11, 2014
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2014-0225 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • elfutils project / elfutils
  • elfutils project / elfutils
  • elfutils project / elfutils
  • elfutils project / elfutils
  • elfutils project / elfutils
  • elfutils project / elfutils

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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