CVE-2017-7613 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in elfutils 0.168, specifically within the elflint.c component, affecting various distributions of Linux including Canonical and Debian. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of section and segment numbers in crafted ELF files. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to trigger memory exhaustion, leading to system unavailability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat profile.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.168CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
14.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | ||
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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