CVE-2016-10255
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Mar 23, 2017
- Updated
- Aug 6, 2024
- Reserved
- Mar 22, 2017
Description
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.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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References
- USN-3670-1vendor-advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584
- GLSA-201710-10vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20170322 Re: elfutils: memory allocation failure in __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock (elf_getdata.c)mailing-list
- [elfutils-devel] 20161021 [PATCH] libelf: Sanity check offset and size before trying to malloc and read data.mailing-list
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/
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