What is CVE-2017-15056?

CVE-2017-15056 is a high-severity vulnerability in Upx, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-06.

How severe is CVE-2017-15056?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2017-15056 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

NULL pointer dereference in Upx

CVE-2017-15056

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().

EPSS: 0.010 (57.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Upx — versions 3.94
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-15056?: CVE-2017-15056 is a high-severity vulnerability in Upx, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-10-06.
How severe is CVE-2017-15056?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2017-15056 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.