{"action":"Upgrade elfutils to 0.168-1 or later.","affected":[{"fixed":"0.168-1","introduced":"0"}],"component":"elfutils","cve_ids":[],"ecosystem":"Debian","ecosystem_qualifier":"Debian:13","exploited":false,"fixed_versions":["0.168-1"],"id":"tcs_01M5NCMC8XAKDSMZ6N59VTF8ZM","modified_at":"2026-09-01T20:03:50.258495458Z","published_at":"2017-04-09T14:59:00.777Z","references":["https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7611","https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2017-7611"],"severity":{"label":"medium","score":5.5},"sources":[{"source":"osv","source_id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7611#Debian:13/elfutils","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2017-7611"}],"summary":"The check_symtab_shndx function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file."}