Published: 23/03/2017 Updated: 07/11/2023

CVSS v2 Base Score: 4.3 | Impact Score: 2.9 | Exploitability Score: 8.6

CVSS v3 Base Score: 5.5 | Impact Score: 3.6 | Exploitability Score: 1.8

VMScore: 383

Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils prior to 0.168 allows remote malicious users to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

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elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources if it opened a specially crafted file ...

The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdatac in elfutils before 0168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure ...

CWE-119 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/1 https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/Q4LE47FPEVRZANMV6JE2NMHYO4H5MHGJ/https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/https://nvd.nist.gov

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