#VU106001 Resource exhaustion in elfutils - CVE-2025-1377

Vulnerability identifier: #VU106001

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1377

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
elfutils
Server applications / File servers (FTP/HTTP)

Vendor: Sourceware

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the gelf_getsymshndx() function in strip.c. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.

Vulnerable software versions

elfutils: 0.120 - 0.192

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External links
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15941
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32673
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295985
https://vuldb.com/?id.295985
https://vuldb.com/?submit.497539

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.