CVE-2017-7608

Exp

The ebl_object_note_type_name function in eblobjnotetypename.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.

Published: 2017-04-09 Last update: 2026-05-13 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2017-7608 is rated Exploit Available (53.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.24%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2017-7608

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2017-7608

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-05-28 0.44% 0.24% -0.20%
2 2026-04-24 0.46% 0.44% -0.02%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.46% —

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2017-7608

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.3 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:N)
No confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 8.6 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2017-7608

OS Trackers for CVE-2017-7608

vendor priority summary link
alpine — CVE-2017-7608: 1 source package rows (elfutils); 10 state rows across 10 repos (3.10-main, 3.11-main, 3.12-main, 3.17-main, 3.18-main, 3.19-main, 3.20-main, 3.21-main, 3.22-main, edge-main); fixed 10, open 0. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2017-7608
debian not yet assigned CVE-2017-7608 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (elfutils), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7608
gentoo normal CVE-2017-7608: 1 GLSA(s) (201710-10), 1 atom(s) (dev-libs/elfutils); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2017-7608
redhat low — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7608
suse low CVE-2017-7608 severity low: SUSE including 651 source package names (0.1.0:libdw1-0.168-4.5.3, 0.1.0:libebl-plugins-0.168-4.5.3, …), 1210 product×package rows across 211 product lines (Container bci/bci-init, Container bci/bci-minimal, … (211 product lines)): Fixed 1052, Known Affected 157, Known Not Affected 1. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-7608/
ubuntu medium CVE-2017-7608 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (elfutils), 14 status rows across 14 suites (artful, bionic, cosmic, disco, eoan, focal, groovy, hirsute, precise, trusty, upstream, xenial, yakkety, zesty): released 10, ignored 3, needed 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7608

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2017-7608

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elfutils_project elfutils 0.168 cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.168:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*

References for CVE-2017-7608

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