UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7609

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-7609
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2017/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7609.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2017-7609
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Published
2017-04-09T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:44:12Z
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
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.165-3ubuntu1.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.165-3ubuntu1.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.163-4ubuntu1
0.163-5.1
0.164-1
0.165-3
0.165-3ubuntu1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / elfutils

Package

Name
elfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.170-0.4?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.170-0.4

Affected versions

0.*

0.170-0.1
0.170-0.2
0.170-0.3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "elfutils",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libasm1",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdw1",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf-dev",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libelf1",
            "binary_version": "0.170-0.4"
        }
    ]
}