ALPINE-CVE-2017-7608 — Vulnetix

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ALPINE-CVE-2017-7608 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The ebl_object_note_type_name function in eblobjnotetypename.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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

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

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alpine:v3.20	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.13	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.12	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.18	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.19	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.17	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.22	elfutils	0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.7	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.6	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.9	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.8	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0.168-r0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.16	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.15	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.11	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.23	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0, 0.168-r0
Alpine:v3.10	elfutils	0.168-r0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.21	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0
Alpine:v3.14	elfutils	0, 0.168-r0, 0

Timeline

Apr 9, 2017 CVE Published
Dec 3, 2025 CVE Updated
Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch

References

https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7608 advisory

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