Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201776090000000
Revision Date:2017-04-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2017-7609 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - medium.
Description:elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted ELF file.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2017-7609
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND elfutils package in xenial was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.165-3ubuntu1.1').
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