CVE-2017-15056

p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.94 mishandles ELF headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by an Invalid Pointer Read in PackLinuxElf64::unpack().

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

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

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128	Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

11 Apr 2025, 12:27

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CPE	cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:3.94:::::::*	cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:::::::*
First Time		Upx Upx upx

Information

Published : 2017-10-06 07:29

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-15056

Mitre link : CVE-2017-15056

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-15056

JSON object : View

Products Affected

upx

upx

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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