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CVE-2018-16402
libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly…
Critical9.8EPSS 3.7%
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- mitre
Description
libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_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
- [bookkeeper-issues] 20200729 [GitHub] [bookkeeper] padma81 opened a new issue #2387: Security vulnerabilities in the apache/bookkeeper-4.9.2 image (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- [debian-lts-announce] 20211030 [SECURITY] [DLA 2802-1] elfutils security update (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
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