CVE-2018-16403 Detail
Modified
This vulnerability has been modified since it was last analyzed by the NVD. It is awaiting reanalysis which may result in further changes to the information provided.
Current 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.
Source:
MITRE
View Analysis Description
Analysis 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.
Source:
MITRE
Severity
CVSS 3.x Severity and Metrics:
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Vector: (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
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Weakness Enumeration
CWE-ID |
CWE Name |
Source |
CWE-125 |
Out-of-bounds Read |
NIST
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Change History
5 change records found
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CWE Remap -
10/2/2019 8:03:26 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Changed |
CWE |
CWE-119
CWE-119
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CWE-125
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CVE Modified by MITRE -
8/6/2019 1:15:27 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Added |
Reference |
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/19/2019 11:15:10 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Added |
Reference |
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html [No Types Assigned] |
CVE Modified by MITRE -
6/10/2019 1:29:01 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Added |
Reference |
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ [No Types Assigned] |
Initial Analysis -
10/25/2018 1:18:41 PM
Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
Added |
CPE Configuration |
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OR
*cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.173:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Added |
CVSS V2 |
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(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
Added |
CVSS V2 Metadata |
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Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism |
Added |
CVSS V3 |
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AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Added |
CWE |
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CWE-119 |
Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529 No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda Patch, Third Party Advisory |
Quick Info
CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-16403
NVD Published Date:
09/03/2018
NVD Last Modified:
10/02/2019
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