#VU13244 Heap-based buffer overflow in elfutils - CVE-2017-7611
Published: June 8, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU13244
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2017-7611
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
elfutils
elfutils
Software vendor:
Sourceware
Sourceware
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the check_symtab_shndx function of elfutils due to heap-based buffer overflow when handling of Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files by the check_symtab_shndxfunction, as defined in the elflint.c source code file. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening an Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file that submits malicious input, trigger memory corruption and cause the application to crash.
Remediation
Update to version 0.169.