CVE-2017-16869

HIGH

UPX 3.94 - Denial of Service via Crafted Mach-O File

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

p_mach.cpp in UPX 3.94 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid memory access and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted Mach-O file, related to canPack and unpack functions. NOTE: the vendor has stated "there is no security implication whatsoever.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/146

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0100
EPSS Percentile 58.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-119
Status published
Products (1)
upx/upx 3.94
Published Nov 17, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026