nvd-json-data-feeds/CVE-2017/CVE-2017-149xx/CVE-2017-14940.json

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  "id": "CVE-2017-14940",
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  "published": "2017-09-30T01:29:02.697",
  "lastModified": "2025-04-20T01:37:25.860",
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      "value": "scan_unit_for_symbols in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file."
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      "value": "scan_unit_for_symbols en dwarf2.c en la biblioteca Binary File Descriptor (BFD), conocida como libbfd, tal y como se distribuye en GNU Binutils 2.29 y anteriores permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegaci\u00f3n de servicio (desreferencia de puntero NULL y cierre inesperado de la aplicaci\u00f3n) mediante un archivo ELF manipulado."
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