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CVE-2016-10255
CVE-2016-10255
PUBLISHED
The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
EPSS 0.51% · 67.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.51%
67.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | elfutils | 0, 0.157-1ubuntu1, 0.158-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | elfutils | 0, 0.163-4ubuntu1, 0.163-5.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- USN-3670-1 (circl)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584 (circl)
- GLSA-201710-10 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (elf_getdata.c) (circl)
- [elfutils-devel] 20161021 [PATCH] libelf: Sanity check offset and size before trying to malloc and read data. (circl)
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/ (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
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-10255 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3670-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-10255 third-party-advisory