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CVE-2017-9052

Published: May 18, 2017Updated: May 13, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-119
NVD MITRE
9.8CVSSCRITICAL
EPSS Score
2.7%
Top 16.3%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this function) and a failure in a check in dwarf_attr_list().

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

CWE-119CWE-125

Affected Products

n/an/a
libdwarflibdwarf project
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
libdwarf projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libdwarf

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Collection
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98553
securityfocus.com
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
prevanders.net

Timeline

Published
May 18, 2017
Last Updated
May 13, 2026

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