CVE-2018-16403

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-08-15
CWE:
CWE-122->CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1625055: CVE-2018-16403 elfutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in libdw/dwarf_getabbrev.c and libwd/dwarf_hasattr.c causes crash

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2018-16403 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 3.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Virtualization 4 elfutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 elfutils Affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 elfutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 elfutils Will not fix

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