High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-15056
CVE-2017-15056
Description
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().
Affected products
1Patches
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Vulnerability mechanics
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References
1- github.com/upx/upx/issues/128nvdIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
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