CVE-2017-15056
UPX Denial of Service/Heap Corruption Vulnerability
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().
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 6, 2017, 7:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-15056 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2017-15056.
| URL | 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 |
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-15056 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Apr. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 01, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128 No Types Assigned https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/128 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-15056 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-15056
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.20 }} -0.26%
score
0.39138
percentile