CVE-2021-33294

In elfutils 0.183, an infinite loop was found in the function handle_symtab in readelf.c .Which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted file.

CVSS v3.1 NVD

5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 25th percentile

Published

2023-07-18

Updated

2026-10-14

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27501

Security advisories

• https://sourceware.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2021q1/003607.html

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry