CVE-2016-10255
MEDIUMelfutils < 0.167 - Denial of Service via Crafted ELF Header Values
Title source: llmDescription
The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/1
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/Q4LE47FPEVRZANMV6JE2NMHYO4H5MHGJ/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0165
EPSS Percentile
73.7%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-119
Status
published
Products (1)
elfutils_project/elfutils
< 0.167
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026