CVE-2017-15056
published 2017-10-06CVE-2017-15056: 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…
PriorityP426high7.8CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCHIHAH
EPSS
0.96%
57.0th percentile
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().
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | upx-ucl | < upx-ucl 3.94-4 (bullseye) | upx-ucl 3.94-4 (bullseye) |
| upx | upx | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.07.8HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvdv2.06.8MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
osv7.8HIGH
vendor_debian7.8LOW
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GHSA
GHSA-hjmv-hqm5-66xp: p_lx_elf
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2017-15056 [HIGH] CWE-476 GHSA-hjmv-hqm5-66xp: p_lx_elf
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().
OSV
CVE-2017-15056: p_lx_elf
osv·2017-10-06·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15056 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15056: p_lx_elf
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().
Debian
CVE-2017-15056: upx-ucl - p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.94 mishandles ELF headers, which allows remote attackers t...
vendor_debian·2017·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15056 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15056: upx-ucl - p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.94 mishandles ELF headers, which allows remote attackers t...
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().
Scope: local
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 3.94-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 3.94-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 3.94-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 3.94-4)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15056 upx: Mishandling of ELF headers [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2017-10-10·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15056 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15056 upx: Mishandling of ELF headers [fedora-all]
CVE-2017-15056 upx: Mishandling of ELF headers [fedora-all]
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that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
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Bugzilla
CVE-2017-15056 upx: Mishandling of ELF headers
bugzilla·2017-10-10·CVSS 7.8
CVE-2017-15056 [HIGH] CVE-2017-15056 upx: Mishandling of ELF headers
CVE-2017-15056 upx: Mishandling of ELF headers
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().
Upstream issue:
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/ef336dbcc6dc8344482f8cf6c909ae96c3286317
Discussion:
Created upx tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1500428]
2017-10-06
Published