vulnerability
Gentoo Linux: CVE-2017-7609: elfutils: Multiple vulnerabilities
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Apr 9, 2017 | Oct 30, 2017 | Mar 31, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Apr 9, 2017
Added
Oct 30, 2017
Modified
Mar 31, 2026
Description
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.
Solution
gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-libs-elfutils
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