VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-10255

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.

MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.65%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.65%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.0: 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 1.65% probability · 75th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-119
Affected: elfutils project/elfutils
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/1Mailing List, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/Q4LE47FPEVRZANMV6JE2NMHYO4H5MHGJ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/1Mailing List, 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/Q4LE47FPEVRZANMV6JE2NMHYO4H5MHGJ/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.