CVE-2016-10254

low-risk
Published 2017-03-23

The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Do I need to act?

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0.63% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Elfutils Project

References (10)

Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/2
Third Party Advisory https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-al...
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted...
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/2
Third Party Advisory https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-al...
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted...
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 2/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal