{
  "affected": [
    {
      "ranges": [
        {
          "database_specific": {
            "versions": [
              {
                "introduced": "0"
              },
              {
                "last_affected": "0.167"
              }
            ]
          },
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "last_affected": "4512aba06f73704d53cc2ba86f47b9340914e0f2"
            }
          ],
          "repo": "https://sourceware.org/git/elfutils.git",
          "type": "GIT"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "details": "The __libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock function in elf_getdata.c in elfutils before 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted (1) sh_off or (2) sh_size ELF header value, which triggers a memory allocation failure.",
  "id": "CVE-2016-10255",
  "modified": "2026-03-12T13:48:52.468139763Z",
  "published": "2017-03-23T16:59:00.197Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://usn.ubuntu.com/3670-1/"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://lists.fedorahosted.org/archives/list/elfutils-devel%40lists.fedorahosted.org/thread/Q4LE47FPEVRZANMV6JE2NMHYO4H5MHGJ/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/03/22/1"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/04/elfutils-memory-allocation-failure-in-__libelf_set_rawdata_wrlock-elf_getdata-c/"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201710-10"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1387584"
    }
  ],
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ]
}