CVE-2016-10255
medium
CVSS v3
5.5
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.5
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
55%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| sles | affected | | |
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0.168-0.2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0.168-0.2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0.168-0.2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0.168-0.2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0.168-0.2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| elfutils_project | elfutils | {"endIncluding":"0.167"} | |
References
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-10255.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/1
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584
- https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/Q4LE47FPEVRZANMV6JE2NMHYO4H5MHGJ/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10255
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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