elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-09T14:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T16:12:26.916Z

Reserved: 2017-04-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-7609

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-04-09T14:59:00.717

Modified: 2018-06-07T01:29:00.567

Link: CVE-2017-7609

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2017-04-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2017-7609 - Bugzilla