CVE-2017-7609

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2017-04-04
Bugzilla:
1441625: CVE-2017-7609 elfutils: Memory allocation failure in elf_compress.c

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.

Find out more about CVE-2017-7609 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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