elfutils up to 0.167 ELF File common.h allocate_elf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in elfutils up to 0.167. This affects the function allocate_elf of the file common.h of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-10254. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in elfutils up to 0.167. Affected is the function allocate_elf of the file common.h of the component ELF File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

The bug was discovered 11/04/2016. The weakness was released 03/23/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at lists.fedorahosted.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2016-10254 since 03/22/2017. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 139 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102229 (EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2017-1142)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Huawei Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 197158 (Ubuntu Security Notification for Elfutils Vulnerabilities (USN-3670-1)).

Upgrading to version 0.168 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (102229). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-98437 and VDB-99466. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 102229
Nessus Name: EulerOS 2.0 SP1 : elfutils (EulerOS-SA-2017-1142)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: elfutils 0.168

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11/04/2016 🔍
03/22/2017 +138 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: USN-3670-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10254 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10254
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98436
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10254 - elfutils - Denial of Service Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/24/2017 07:26
Updated: 11/14/2022 14:18
Changes: 03/24/2017 07:26 (68), 09/12/2020 09:55 (9), 11/14/2022 14:18 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:D90:103

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