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CVE-2019-7664

Published: 9 February 2019

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).

Notes

AuthorNote
ccdm94
the vulnerable code was introduced in version 0.173.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
elfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
jammy Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
bionic Not vulnerable
(0.170-0.4)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1)
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)
impish Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
upstream
Released (0.176-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(0.165-3ubuntu1.1)
trusty Not vulnerable
(0.158-0ubuntu5)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=e65d91d21cb09d83b001fef9435e576ba447db32

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