CVE-2019-7149
published 2019-01-29CVE-2019-7149: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause…
PriorityP427medium6.5CVSS 3.0
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.21%
80.7th percentile
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
Affected
11 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | elfutils | < elfutils 0.176-1 (bookworm) | elfutils 0.176-1 (bookworm) |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | — | — |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.176-1 | 0.176-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.176-1 | 0.176-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.176-1 | 0.176-1 |
| elfutils_project | elfutils | >= 0 < 0.176-1 | 0.176-1 |
| 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 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.06.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/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
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5LOW
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw
vendor_redhat·2019-01-18·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-7149 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw
elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
Package: elfutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: elfutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2019-7149: elfutils - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dw...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-7149 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7149: elfutils - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dw...
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 0.176-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 0.176-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 0.176-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 0.176-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 0.176-1)
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-p6pw-x9rh-9c3w: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-14
CVE-2019-7149 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-p6pw-x9rh-9c3w: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
OSV
CVE-2019-7149: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines
osv·2019-01-29·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-7149 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7149: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-01-31·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-7149 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw [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.
NOTE: this issue
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw
bugzilla·2019-01-31·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2019-7149 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw
CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
References:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24102
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00068.html
Upstream Patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=2562759d6fe5b364fe224852e64e8bda39eb2e35
Discussion:
Created elfutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1671444]
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Flagging openshift-online-3 as NOTAFFECTED since binaries ship as part of RHEL.
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This issue has been addressed in the f
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlhttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24102https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00068.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlhttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24102https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00068.htmlhttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
2019-01-29
Published