UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9778
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9778
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9778.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9778
- Upstream
- Published
- 2017-06-21T07:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:17Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
GNU Debugger (GDB) 8.0 and earlier fails to detect a negative length field in a DWARF section. A malformed section in an ELF binary or a core file can cause GDB to repeatedly allocate memory until a process limit is reached. This can, for example, impede efforts to analyze malware with GDB.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / gdb
Package
- Name
- gdb
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb@7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
7.*
7.10-1ubuntu2
7.10-1ubuntu3
7.10.1-0ubuntu1
7.10.90.20160215-0ubuntu2
7.10.90.20160220-0ubuntu1
7.11-0ubuntu1
7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.04
7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5
7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gdb",
"binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
"binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdb-source",
"binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdb64",
"binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdbserver",
"binary_version": "7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5+esm1"
}
]
}
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / gdb
Package
- Name
- gdb
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb@8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Affected versions
8.*
8.0.1-0ubuntu1
8.0.1-0ubuntu2
8.0.1-0ubuntu3
8.1-0ubuntu1
8.1-0ubuntu2
8.1-0ubuntu3
8.1-0ubuntu3.1
8.1-0ubuntu3.2
8.1.1-0ubuntu1
8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1
Ecosystem specific
{
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "gdb",
"binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdb-multiarch",
"binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdb-source",
"binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "gdbserver",
"binary_version": "8.1.1-0ubuntu1+esm1"
}
]
}