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CVE-2017-7613
elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections and the number of segments, which allows remote attackers to cause a…
Medium5.5EPSS 1.7%
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- mitre
Description
elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections and the number of segments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.7% · top 23% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- USN-3670-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-xcalloc-xmalloc-c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190225 [SECURITY] [DLA 1689-1] elfutils security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- GLSA-201710-10 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- openSUSE-SU-2019:1590 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
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