CVE-2021-33294
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6322-1
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled bounds checks in certain functions when processing malformed files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of service.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:Track*
Timeline
- 2021-05-20 CVE Reserved
- 2023-07-18 CVE Published
- 2024-10-28 CVE Updated
- 2024-10-28 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-835: Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CAPEC
References (2)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27501 | 2024-10-28 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2021q1/003607.html | 2023-07-27 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Elfutils Project Search vendor "Elfutils Project" | Elfutils Search vendor "Elfutils Project" for product "Elfutils" | 0.183 Search vendor "Elfutils Project" for product "Elfutils" and version "0.183" | - |
Affected
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