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CVE-2017-7610

Published: 9 April 2017

The check_group 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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
elfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy
Released (0.170-0.4)
artful
Released (0.170-0.1)
bionic
Released (0.170-0.4)
cosmic
Released (0.170-0.4)
disco
Released (0.170-0.4)
eoan
Released (0.170-0.4)
focal
Released (0.170-0.4)
hirsute
Released (0.170-0.4)
trusty
Released (0.158-0ubuntu5.3)
upstream Needed

xenial
Released (0.165-3ubuntu1.1)
yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=fb6709f1a41b58a9557ea45b7f53ae678c660b21

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H