dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

Description

dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

1.6% · top 24% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-125 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-125 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (7)

• https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=29e31978ba51c1051743a503ee325b5ebc03d7e9 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20190225 [SECURITY] [DLA 1689-1] elfutils security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
• USN-4012-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
• openSUSE-SU-2019:1590 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
• RHSA-2019:2197 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• [debian-lts-announce] 20211030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2802-1] elfutils security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 5 Aug 2024, 10:10 UTC.