Incorrect Calculation Affecting upx-ucl package, versions <3.96-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-UPXUCL-6183058
  • published21 Jan 2024
  • disclosed27 Dec 2019

Introduced: 27 Dec 2019

CVE-2019-20051  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-682  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 upx-ucl to version 3.96-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream upx-ucl package and not the upx-ucl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

A floating-point exception was discovered in PackLinuxElf::elf_hash in p_lx_elf.cpp in UPX 3.95. The vulnerability causes an application crash, which leads to denial of service.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1