Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jul 27, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-14295

Description

An Integer overflow in the getElfSections function in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a skewed offset larger than the size of the PE section in a UPX packed executable, which triggers an allocation of excessive memory.

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Affected products

Upx/Upx2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: =3.95
UPX/UPXdescription

Patches

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References

github.com/upx/upx/issues/286nvdExploitPatchThird Party Advisory
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MOCJ43HTM45GZCAQ2FLEBDNBM76V22RG/nvd
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T52JATXV6NTPTMGXCRGT37H6KXERYNZN/nvd

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