CVE-2018-18310
published 2018-10-15CVE-2018-18310: An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers…
PriorityP413medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.46%
70.9th percentile
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
Affected
20 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | elfutils | < elfutils 0.175-1 (bookworm) | elfutils 0.175-1 (bookworm) |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | <= 0.174 | — |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.175-1 | 0.175-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.175-1 | 0.175-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.175-1 | 0.175-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.175-1 | 0.175-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.176-1.1ubuntu0.1 | 0.176-1.1ubuntu0.1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1 | 0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.165-3ubuntu1.2+esm1 | 0.165-3ubuntu1.2+esm1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1+esm1 | 0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1+esm1 |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
elfutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-08-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2021-33294 [MEDIUM] elfutils vulnerabilities
Title: elfutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in elfutils.
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16062, CVE-2018-16403, CVE-2018-18310,
CVE-2018-18520, CVE-2018-18521, CVE-2019-7149, CVE-2019-7150,
CVE-2019-7665)
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled bounds checks in
certain functions when processing malformed files. If a user or automated
system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils
could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of
servi
Ubuntu
elfutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2019-06-10
CVE-2018-16062 elfutils vulnerabilities
Title: elfutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in elfutils.
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl
vendor_redhat·2018-10-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-18310 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl
elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
Statement: This issue affects the versions of elfutils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.
Red Hat Ent
Debian
CVE-2018-18310: elfutils - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_modu...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-18310 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-18310: elfutils - An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_modu...
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.175-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.175-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.175-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.175-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.175-1)
OSV
elfutils vulnerabilities
osv·2023-08-30·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-16062 [MEDIUM] elfutils vulnerabilities
elfutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled certain malformed
files. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted file, elfutils could be made to crash or consume
resources, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-16062, CVE-2018-16403, CVE-2018-18310,
CVE-2018-18520, CVE-2018-18521, CVE-2019-7149, CVE-2019-7150,
CVE-2019-7665)
It was discovered that elfutils incorrectly handled bounds checks in
certain functions when processing malformed files. If a user or automated
system were tricked into processing a specially crafted file, elfutils
could be made to crash or consume resources, resulting in a denial of
service. (CVE-2020-21047, CVE-2021-33294)
GHSA
GHSA-h443-vvj7-wc74: An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-18310 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-h443-vvj7-wc74: An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
OSV
CVE-2018-18310: An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module
osv·2018-10-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-18310 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-18310: An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module
An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-10-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-18310 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl
bugzilla·2018-10-24·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-18310 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl
CVE-2018-18310 elfutils: invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl
A flaw was found in elfutils through v0.174. An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.
References:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23752
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00022.html
Discussion:
Created elfutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1642605]
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Statement:
This issue affects the versions of elfutils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Extended Life
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlhttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23752https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00022.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlhttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23752https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00022.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
2018-10-15
Published