Description
The check_group function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_group-elflint-c
Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
Mailing List vendor-advisory
x_refsource_suse
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0051
EPSS Percentile
66.8%
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-125
Status
published
Products (4)
canonical/ubuntu_linux
14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux
16.04
debian/debian_linux
8.0
elfutils_project/elfutils
0.168
Published
Apr 09, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026