CVE-2017-7611

MEDIUM

elfutils <0.168 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

The check_symtab_shndx 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)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0051
EPSS Percentile 66.3%
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-125
Status published

Affected Products (5)

elfutils_project/elfutils
debian/debian_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
canonical/ubuntu_linux
n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Apr 09, 2017
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026