VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-1000249

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-09-11
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Description

An issue in file() was introduced in commit 9611f31313a93aa036389c5f3b15eea53510d4d1 (Oct 2016) lets an attacker overwrite a fixed 20 bytes stack buffer with a specially crafted .notes section in an ELF binary. This was fixed in commit 35c94dc6acc418f1ad7f6241a6680e5327495793 (Aug 2017).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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