CVE-2017-7611

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p77

Published

Apr 9, 2017 (Apr 9, 2017)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

The check_symtab_shndx function in elflint.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.

Vendors: elfutils project debian canonical
Products: elfutils, debian linux, ubuntu linux
Weakness: CWE-125
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (1.8%)

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