CVE-2016-10254 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 23 Mar 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can cause a crash in elfutils by providing a crafted ELF file that triggers a memory allocation failure.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-10254?

CVE-2016-10254 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The allocate_elf function in common.h in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted ELF file, which triggers a memory allocation failure.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10254?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elfutils Project Elfutils.

How do I fix CVE-2016-10254?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2016-10254 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10254 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10254, GHSA-39hq-3m25-w277, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10254.