CVE-2018-18310

Impact:
Low
Public Date:
2018-10-10
CWE:
CWE-125
Bugzilla:
1642604: CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.

Find out more about CVE-2018-18310 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 Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 elfutils Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 elfutils Under investigation
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 elfutils Under investigation

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