Security advisory

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  "id": "ec1ff267be039670fef951f3ac55c2087f9fd1dc43c57e42375b55b8d78c6989",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33294",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-33294",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-33294",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2021-33294",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-33294"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://sourceware.org/git/elfutils.git",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "bda19c410f124ba9e871314cd0e1461e181834eb"
                },
                {
                  "last_affected": "bda19c410f124ba9e871314cd0e1461e181834eb"
                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.183:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "0.183"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "0.183"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "0.183",
            "elfutils-0.183"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2021-33294.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:31:07.098464195Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html",
        "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=27501",
        "https://sourceware.org/pipermail/elfutils-devel/2021q1/003607.html"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2021-33294",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 441132,
  "published_at": "2023-07-18T14:15:11.673+00:00"
}