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    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 to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.

    Published:Aug 15, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Sep 3, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00106
    CVSS Score:5.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Elfutils Project
    Product
    Elfutils
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Ansible Tower
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-540 Overread Buffers
    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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