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CVE-2017-7607

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Date: April 9, 2017

The 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.

Language: C

Severity Score

5.5

Related Resources (10)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-7607

Url: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10

Url: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-handle_gnu_hash-readelf-c

Url: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7607

Url: https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7607

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2017-7607

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98608

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2017-7607

Severity Score

5.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version 0.169

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	5.5
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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