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    CVE-2017-7607

    The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.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:Apr 4, 2017
    Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
    EPS:Apr 9, 2017
    EPSS Score:0.00603
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elfutils Project
    Product
    Elfutils

    Exploits

    https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-handle_gnu_hash-readelf-chttps://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2017/04/03/elfutils-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-handle_gnu_hash-readelf-c

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers
    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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