CVE-2017-1000376

Published Jun 19, 2017 CVSS 3.1 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
libffi requests an executable stack allowing attackers to more easily trigger arbitrary code execution by overwriting the stack. Please note that libffi is used by a number of other libraries. It was previously stated that this affects libffi version 3.2.1 but this appears to be incorrect. libffi prior to version 3.1 on 32 bit x86 systems was vulnerable, and upstream is believed to have fixed this issue in version 3.1.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-997-1 libffi security update
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3889-1 libffi security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2017-1535 libffi requests an executable stack allowing attackers to more easily trigger arbitrary code execution by overwriting the stack. Please note that libffi is used by a number of other libraries. It was previously stated that this affects libffi version 3.2.1 but this appears to be incorrect. libffi prior to version 3.1 on 32 bit x86 systems was vulnerable, and upstream is believed to have fixed this issue in version 3.1.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3454-1 libffi vulnerability
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3454-2 libffi vulnerability
History

No history.