CVE-2017-7607

Summary

CVECVE-2017-7607
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-04-09 14:59:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionThe handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-125 | n/a


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
2.0[email protected]Primary4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Partial

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Elfutils Project Elfutils 0.168 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
elfutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-10) — Gentoo security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 security.gentoo.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1590-1: moderate: Security update f af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.opensuse.org
USN-3670-1: elfutils vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
elfutils CVE-2017-7607 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
elfutils: heap-based buffer overflow in handle_gnu_hash (readelf.c) | agostino's blog af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 blogs.gentoo.org Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500172 Alpine Linux Security Update for elfutils
  • 503908 Alpine Linux Security Update for elfutils
  • 710326 Gentoo Linux elfutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201710-10)
  • 752414 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for dwarves and elfutils (SUSE-SU-2022:2614-1)

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