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CVE-2016-10254
CVE-2016-10254
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
EPSS 1.57% · 74.6th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.57%
74.6th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | elfutils | 0.164-1, 0.163-4ubuntu1, 0.163-5.1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | elfutils | 0, 0.158-0ubuntu5.2, 0.157-1ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Mar 23, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 13, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 11, 2023 EPSS Score
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- May 29, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Nov 4, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10254 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-allocate_elf-common-h/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3670-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10254 third-party-advisory