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CVE-2014-0172

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.8 EPSS 4.03%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2014-04-11 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.8. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2014-0172
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
6.8
EPSS
4.03%

Original NVD 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.