DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0

5.5

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Debian:12	elfutils	0, 0, 0
Debian:13	elfutils	0, 0, 0
Debian:11	elfutils	0, 0, 0
Debian:14	elfutils	0, 0, 0

Timeline

Mar 23, 2017 CVE Published
Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated

References

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10255 advisory

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