| Name | CVE-2017-15056 |
| 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(). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| upx-ucl (PTS) | bullseye | 3.96-2 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 4.2.4-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| upx-ucl | source | (unstable) | 3.94-4 | unimportant | | |
Notes
https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128
https://github.com/upx/upx/commit/ef336dbcc6dc8344482f8cf6c909ae96c3286317
crash in CLI tool, no security impact