First published: Sun Apr 09 2017(Updated: )
elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections and the number of segments, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
---|---|---|
debian/elfutils | 0.183-1 0.188-2.1 0.191-2 | |
CentOS Elfutils | =0.168 | |
Debian | =8.0 | |
Ubuntu | =14.04 | |
Ubuntu | =16.04 |
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-xcalloc-xmalloc-c
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CVE-2017-7613 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability.
To fix CVE-2017-7613, you should upgrade to elfutils versions 0.183-1, 0.188-2.1, or 0.191-2.
CVE-2017-7613 affects elfutils version 0.168 and it is present in various Linux distributions including Debian and Ubuntu.
A remote attacker can exploit CVE-2017-7613 by sending a crafted ELF file to trigger memory consumption.
CVE-2017-7613 was last updated on 24 July 2024.