CVE-2016-10255

Medium

Description

The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

ProductElfutils

PublishedMar 23, 2017

First seenMar 23, 2017

How to fix

Vendor advisories

usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
elfutils_project elfutils	v ≤ 0.167	—

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