CVE-2017-7607 in elfutils

Summary

The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.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.

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• Reservation: 04/09/2017
• Disclosure: 04/09/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-99466 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.4
• EPSS: 0.00603
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7607
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7607
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-7607/