Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting elfutils-default-yama-scope package, versions *
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.72% (81st
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-ELFUTILSDEFAULTYAMASCOPE-1985608
- published 26 Jul 2021
- disclosed 4 Apr 2017
Introduced: 4 Apr 2017
CVE-2017-7607 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
There is no fixed version for Centos:7
elfutils-default-yama-scope
.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream elfutils-default-yama-scope
package and not the elfutils-default-yama-scope
package as distributed by Centos
.
See How to fix?
for Centos:7
relevant fixed versions and status.
The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/98608
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7607
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-handle_gnu_hash-readelf-c
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/