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CVE-2017-15056
HIGH · CVSS 7.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-10-06T07:29:00.207 · Last modified 2026-06-17T01:07:12.440

Summary

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().

Affected products

upx — upx

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References

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