CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2023-1157

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

Published: Mar 02, 2023 | Modified: Mar 10, 2023
CVSS 3.x
5.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in finixbit elf-parser. Affected is the function elf_parser::Elf_parser::get_segments of the file elf_parser.cpp. The manipulation leads to denial of service. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Continious delivery with rolling releases is used by this product. Therefore, no version details of affected nor updated releases are available. VDB-222222 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness

The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Elf-parser Elf-parser_project - -

Potential Mitigations

  • Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
  • For example, languages such as Java, Ruby, and Lisp perform automatic garbage collection that releases memory for objects that have been deallocated.

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