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High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 6, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 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().

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Affected products

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  • Upx/Upx2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    • (no CPE)range: =3.94

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