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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-23T16:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T03:14:42.844Z

Reserved: 2017-03-22T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-10254

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-03-23T16:59:00.167

Modified: 2024-11-21T02:43:39.983

Link: CVE-2016-10254

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-11-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-10254 - Bugzilla