CVE-2016-10255 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted ELF header values in elfutils, leading to a crash.
- 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-2016-10255?
CVE-2016-10255 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 __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10255?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elfutils Project Elfutils.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10255?
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-2016-10255 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10255 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255, GHSA-j343-3qch-m53h, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-10255.