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
                    | Link | Resource | 
|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry | 
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=21600 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory | 
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                Published : 2017-06-21 07:29
Updated : 2019-10-03 00:03
NVD link : CVE-2017-9778
Mitre link : CVE-2017-9778
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-9778
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Products Affected
                gnu
- gdb
 
