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cveMitreCVE-2017-7609
HistoryApr 09, 2017 - 2:59 p.m.

CVE-2017-7609

2017-04-0914:59:00
CWE-20
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
120
4
elf_compress
denial of service
memory consumption
zlib
nvd
cve-2017-7609

CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

5.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

77.1%

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.

Affected configurations

Nvd
Node
elfutils_projectelfutilsMatch0.168
VendorProductVersionCPE
elfutils_projectelfutils0.168cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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CVSS2

4.3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS3

5.5

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

5.3

Confidence

High

EPSS

0.005

Percentile

77.1%