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CVE-2016-10254
CVE-2016-10254
PUBLISHED
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 0.60% · 70.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.60%
70.0th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
- USN-3670-1 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in allocate_elf (common.h) (circl)
- GLSA-201710-10 (circl)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-allocate_elf-common-h/ (circl)
- [elfutils-devel] 20161024 [PATCH] libelf: Always set ELF maxsize when reading an ELF file for sanity checks. (circl)
Timeline
- Mar 23, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 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