FKIE_CVE-2018-11243

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-05-18 17:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:35
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
PackLinuxElf64::unpack in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free), limit the ability of a malware scanner to operate on the entire original data, or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00001.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00008.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/upx/upx/blob/devel/NEWSRelease Notes
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/upx/upx/issues/206Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://github.com/upx/upx/issues/207Exploit, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D7XU42G6MUQQXHWRP7DCF2JSIBOJ5GOO/
cve@mitre.orghttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUTVSTXAFTD552NO2K2RIF6MDQEHP3BE/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00001.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00003.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00007.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-02/msg00008.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/upx/upx/blob/devel/NEWSRelease Notes
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/206Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/upx/upx/issues/207Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/D7XU42G6MUQQXHWRP7DCF2JSIBOJ5GOO/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/EUTVSTXAFTD552NO2K2RIF6MDQEHP3BE/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
upx upx 3.95
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:35:34.170",
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