CVE-2018-8769
Description
An out-of-bound read flaw has been found in elfutils in the ebl_dynamic_tag_name function of ebldynamictagname.c file. An attacker could exploit this by supplying a crafted ELF file to display wrong data or potentially cause a crash in eu-readelf and eu-elflint binaries.
Statement
This issue did not affect the versions of elfutils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7 as they did not include the vulnerable commit.
This issue did not affect the versions of elfutils as shipped with Red Hat Developer Toolset 6 and 7 as they did not include the vulnerable commit.
Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) Score Details
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CVSS scores for open source components depend on vendor-specific factors (e.g. version or build chain). Therefore, Red Hat's score and impact rating can be different from NVD and other vendors. Red Hat remains the authoritative CVE Naming Authority (CNA) source for its products and services (see Red Hat classifications).
The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
CVSS v3 Score Breakdown
| Red Hat | NVD | cve.org | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base Score | 4.4 | 7.8 | N/A |
| Attack Vector | Local | Local | N/A |
| Attack Complexity | Low | Low | N/A |
| Privileges Required | None | None | N/A |
| User Interaction | Required | Required | N/A |
| Scope | Unchanged | Unchanged | N/A |
| Confidentiality | None | High | N/A |
| Integrity Impact | Low | High | N/A |
| Availability Impact | Low | High | N/A |
Vector
Red Hat: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
NVD: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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