CVE-2017-7611

Description

The check_symtab_shndx 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.

References

https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_symtab_shndx-elflint-c

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Risk Information

CVSS v2

CVSS v3