Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026
CVE-2017-7610
CVE-2017-7610
Description
The check_group function in elflint.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.
Affected products
4- cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
5- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_group-elflint-cnvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10nvdThird Party Advisory
- usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/nvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlnvd
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