CVE-2017-7609
MEDIUMelfutils <0.168 - DoS
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (4)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0048
EPSS Percentile
64.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Affected Products (2)
elfutils_project/elfutils
n/a/n/a
Timeline
Published
Apr 09, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026