CVE-2016-10254

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2016-11-09
Bugzilla:
1435183: CVE-2016-10254 elfutils: Memory allocation failure in allocate_elf

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-10254 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 elfutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 elfutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 elfutils Will not fix

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