CVE-2017-9055

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: May 18, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

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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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

2 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
1.7%
75th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

Affected Vendors

libdwarf_project