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CVE-2018-16403 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html CVE
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 CVE
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda CVE
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
elfutils project elfutils
0.173

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.173:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16403
NVD Published Date:
Sep 3, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]