CVE-2018-16403

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…

published September 3, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
65.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01123 · 65.8th percentile
Published
2018-09-03T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 03 SEP 19:00Z
    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…
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