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CVE-2017-7609

elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.6%
percentile 76%
Public exploits
0
none known

elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.64% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • usn.ubuntu.com /3670-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • blogs.gentoo.org /ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_decompress-elf_compress-c · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201710-10 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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