CVE-2017-7609 in elfutils

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 04/09/2017
• Disclosure: 04/09/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-99468
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-20 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 4.4
• EPSS: 0.00477
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7609
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7609
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2017-7609/