CVE-2019-7149

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read11 documents8 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUM
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.85%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 29
Latest updateAug 30

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

Debianelfutils< 0.176-1+3
Ubuntuelfutils< 0.176-1.1ubuntu0.1+3

Also affects: Debian Linux 8.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
elfutils vulnerabilities2023-08-30
GHSA
GHSA-p6pw-x9rh-9c3w: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines2022-05-14
OSV
CVE-2019-7149: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines2019-01-29
CVEList
CVE-2019-7149: A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines2019-01-29

📋Vendor Advisories

4
Ubuntu
elfutils vulnerabilities2023-08-30
Ubuntu
elfutils vulnerabilities2019-06-10
Red Hat
elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw2019-01-18
Debian
CVE-2019-7149: elfutils - A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dw...2019

💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw [fedora-all]2019-01-31
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7149 elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw2019-01-31