p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.94 mishandles ELF headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by an Invalid Pointer Read in PackLinuxElf64::unpack().
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade upx-ucl | Jul 30, 2024 | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade upx-debuginfoUpgrade upx-debugsourceUpgrade upx | Oct 19, 2017 | Oct 6, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Oct 6, 2017 |
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