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Medium
CVE-2019-7665
In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in...
Vulnerability Description
In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
- https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00049.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html
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Affected Vendor
elfutils project
View all reports →Affected Software
elfutils, debian linux, ubuntu linux, leap, enterprise linux, enterprise linux desktop, enterprise linux eus, enterprise linux server, enterprise linux server aus, enterprise linux server tus, enterprise linux workstation
Vulnerable Versions:
0.175, 8.0, 9.0, 16.04, 18.04, 18.10, 15.0, 15.1, 7.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
February 9th, 2019
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.