Is CVE-2017-14934 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2017-14934 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2017-14934?

CVE-2017-14934 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2017-14934?

CVE-2017-14934 has an EPSS score of 1.24% (65th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2017-14934?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.29.90.20180122-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2017-14934

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

process_debug_info in dwarf.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 (infinite loop) via a crafted ELF file that contains a negative size value in a CU structure.

CWE-131 CWE-835

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.29.90.20180122-1CVE-2017-14934

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.24%probability of exploitation in 30 days

65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

sourceware.org

Other references2

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-13.