CVE-2017-15056

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    CVE-2017-15056

    Published: 6 Oct 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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().

    References: https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- d31947e1f016e87f24f88b944439bbee892f0429
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    3.94

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
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    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
    None
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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