CVE-2017-15056
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.11%
Description
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().
How to fix CVE-2017-15056
To remediate CVE-2017-15056, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/upx-ucl—upgrade to 3.94-4 or later
Is CVE-2017-15056 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 3.94-4
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |