CVE-2021-33294

Published Jul 18, 2023

Last updated 2 years ago

CVSS medium 5.5

Overview

Description: In elfutils 0.183, an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c .Which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted file.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 5.5
Impact score: 3.6
Exploitability score: 1.8
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity: MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-835

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

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  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.183:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "6C0F8466-BE5B-45B1-A099-2B1E940E5A8E"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References