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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 0.54% · 67.3th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.54%

67.3th 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

Timeline

Mar 23, 2017 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
Mar 28, 2022 EPSS Score
May 19, 2022 EPSS Score
Jul 10, 2022 EPSS Score
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May 19, 2023 EPSS Score
Jul 10, 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

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