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TI-2017-11054 Aliases CVE-2017-15056GHSA-hjmv-hqm5-66xp

p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.94 mishandles ELF headers, which allows remote attackers to cause a…

Priority LOW 36CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

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().

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00997 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.94VulnerableUpx
  • cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.94 Vulnerable ·Upx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-15056
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjmv-hqm5-66xp

References

Patch 1

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Sources

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