Description
An Integer overflow in the getElfSections function in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a skewed offset larger than the size of the PE section in a UPX packed executable, which triggers an allocation of excessive memory.
Published: 2019-07-27
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-5522 An Integer overflow in the getElfSections function in p_vmlinx.cpp in UPX 3.95 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a skewed offset larger than the size of the PE section in a UPX packed executable, which triggers an allocation of excessive memory.
History

Fri, 11 Apr 2025 12:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Upx
Upx upx
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:upx_project:upx:3.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:a:upx:upx:3.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Upx Project
Upx Project upx
Upx
Upx upx

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T00:12:43.398Z

Reserved: 2019-07-27T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2019-14295

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-07-27T19:15:12.050

Modified: 2025-04-11T12:27:55.013

Link: CVE-2019-14295

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Weaknesses