UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16403
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UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16403
Published: 3 Sept 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
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Summary:
Details: 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.
References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16403, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4012-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6322-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16403
Affected packages
Package
Name: elfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm1?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm
Affected ranges
Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events:
Introduced- 0
Fixed -0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1
Affected versions
0.157-1ubuntu1
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