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    CVE-2018-16062

    dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

    Published:Aug 17, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Aug 29, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.0009
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Elfutils Project
    Product
    Elfutils
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Leap
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Ansible Tower
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Desktop
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Server
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux Workstation

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers

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    References

    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541
    https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=29e31978ba51c1051743a503ee325b5ebc03d7e9
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
    https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html
    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541
    https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=29e31978ba51c1051743a503ee325b5ebc03d7e9
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/

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    User Interaction
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