Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 9, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-7611
CVE-2017-7611
Description
The check_symtab_shndx 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.
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Affected products
26- 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:*:*:*
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4
< 1.22-150300.7.3.1+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-4.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-4.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-check_symtab_shndx-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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