CVE-2017-9998: Libdwarf Project Libdwarf

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf through 2017-06-28 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Libdwarf Project Libdwarf: from 1999-12-14, up to and including 2017-06-28

Published 2017-06-28. Last modified 2026-06-17.