redhat · CVE-2017-7609

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Priority: low Published: 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC Updated: 2017-04-04 00:00:00 UTC

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Tracker summary

elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.

Description:

elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.

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