VDB
CVE-2017-7609
CVE-2017-7609
PUBLISHED
elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
EPSS 0.22% · 44.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.22%
44.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | elfutils | 0, 0.163-4ubuntu1, 0.164-1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | elfutils | 0, 0.170-0.1, 0.170-0.2 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Apr 9, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7609 third-party-advisory
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_decompress-elf_compress-c/ third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3670-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-7609 third-party-advisory