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CVE-2016-10254
Published: Mar 23, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
USN-3670-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
[oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in allocate_elf (common.h)
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
GLSA-201710-10
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
[elfutils-devel] 20161024 [PATCH] libelf: Always set ELF maxsize when reading an ELF file for sanity checks.
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
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