CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-7611
5.5 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-04-09
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 5.5 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 4.3 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Description
The check_symtab_shndx function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Affected configurations
• elfutils project elfutils 0.168
• debian debian linux 8.0
• canonical ubuntu linux 14.04
• canonical ubuntu linux 16.04
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html lists.opensuse.org
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_symtab_shndx-elflint-c Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/ Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html lists.opensuse.org
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_symtab_shndx-elflint-c Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10 Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/ Third Party Advisory