DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-10255
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255
Upstream
Published
2017-03-23T16:59:00Z
Modified
2026-09-01T20:03:32Z
Severity
  • 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:12 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.168-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255.json"

Debian:13 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source&distro=trixie

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.168-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255.json"

Debian:14 / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/elfutils?arch=source&distro=forky

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.168-0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-10255.json"