CVE-2016-10254

5.5 mediumEPSS 1.6%

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.

Severity

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 1.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 75% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-119
Published: 2017-03-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

elfutils_project:elfutils

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/2
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-allocate_elf-common-h/
https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/message/EJWVY7TMRDEMWPAPNVU3V4MZYG5HANF2/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/

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