CVE-2017-7609

MEDIUM

elfutils <0.168 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

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