CVE-2019-7664
published 2019-02-09CVE-2019-7664: In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.03%
59.7th percentile
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
Affected
20 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_eus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_aus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server_tus | — | — |
| 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_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Red Hat
elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
vendor_redhat·2019-01-11·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-7664 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
Package: elfutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: elfutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2019-7664: elfutils - In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libel...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-7664 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7664: elfutils - In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libel...
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
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)
GHSA
GHSA-mvjm-8853-rpx4: In elfutils 0
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2019-7664 [MEDIUM] CWE-787 GHSA-mvjm-8853-rpx4: In elfutils 0
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
OSV
CVE-2019-7664: In elfutils 0
osv·2019-02-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-7664 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7664: In elfutils 0
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7664 elfutils: Out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2019-02-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-7664 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7664 elfutils: Out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-7664 elfutils: Out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h [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 affects multiple s
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-7664 elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
bugzilla·2019-02-15·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2019-7664 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-7664 elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
CVE-2019-7664 elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in
libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input
causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
Reference:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24084
Discussion:
Created elfutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1677537]
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The vulnerable function was introduced via the following commit:
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commitdiff;h=c76f0b05676f6207affbfd85e75063db3b6eeccf;hp=cb6d865011ad98a8ac2018f072f396a2268739ca
This was released with elfutils 0.130
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(In reply to Huzaifa S. Sidhpurwala from comment #5)
> The vulnerabl
2019-02-09
Published