CVE-2017-7609

Medium

Description

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductElfutils
PublishedApr 9, 2017
First seenApr 9, 2017

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
elfutils_project elfutils0.168—

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