gsd-2016-10254
Vulnerability from gsd
Modified
2023-12-13 01:21
Details
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.
Aliases
Aliases
CVE-2016-10254


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      "lastModifiedDate": "2018-06-07T01:29Z",
      "publishedDate": "2017-03-23T16:59Z"
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