CVE-2017-7612

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

The check_sysv_hash function in elflint.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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_sysv_hash-elflint-cExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_sysv_hash-elflint-cExploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlThird Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 9, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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