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CVE-2018-18310

Published: 14 October 2018

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
elfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1)
cosmic
Released (0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1)
impish Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(0.176-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
focal Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
upstream
Released (0.175-1)
xenial
Released (0.165-3ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=20f9de9b5f704cec55df92406a50bcbcfca96acd

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H