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CVE-2018-16403

libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwar…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.1%
percentile 66%
Public exploits
0
none known

libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.12% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

References

  • sourceware.org /git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4012-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2019:2197 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred

Sources

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