CVE-2018-16403

MEDIUM

Elfutils - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_redhat
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0011
EPSS Percentile 28.3%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
elfutils_project/elfutils 0.173
Published Sep 03, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026