elfutils: Heap-based buffer over-read in libdw/dwarf_getaranges.c:dwarf_getaranges() via crafted file
Published Aug 29, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.63%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- < 0.174
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
Configuration 4
- 16.04
- 18.04
- 18.10
Configuration 5
- 7.0
- 7.0
- 7.0
No data.
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7
ansible-tower-34/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0547
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7
ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0547
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7
ansible-tower-37/ansible-tower-memcached-rhel7:1.4.15-28
Fixed · RHBA-2020:0547
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
elfutils-0:0.176-2.el7
Fixed · RHSA-2019:2197
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elfutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
elfutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
elfutils
Not affected
Red Hat Virtualization 4
elfutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 | ansible-tower-34/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0547 |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 | ansible-tower-35/ansible-tower-memcached:1.4.15-28 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0547 |
| Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 | ansible-tower-37/ansible-tower-memcached-rhel7:1.4.15-28 | Fixed | RHBA-2020:0547 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | elfutils-0:0.176-2.el7 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:2197 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elfutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | elfutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | elfutils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Virtualization 4 | elfutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01632) | 75.37th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.73% (0.01729) | 74.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00104) | 26.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 13, 2025 | 1.93% (0.01932) | 88.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.81% (0.00812) | 82.48th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2024 | 0.69% (0.00687) | 80.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 1, 2024 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 77.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.57% (0.00572) | 75.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 3, 2023 | 0.59% (0.00586) | 75.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.42% (0.00421) | 70.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 2.58% (0.02580) | 55.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.26% (0.02262) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-16062 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1623752 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16062
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23541 x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=29e31978ba51c1051743a503ee325b5ebc03d7e9 x_refsource_MISC
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16062
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.