elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h
Published Feb 9, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.03%
Description
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).
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 0.175
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 7.0
- 8.1
- 8.2
- 8.4
- 8.6
- 7.0
- 8.2
- 8.4
- 8.6
- 8.2
- 8.4
- 8.6
- 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 8
elfutils-0:0.176-5.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2019:3575
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
elfutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
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 8 | elfutils-0:0.176-5.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2019:3575 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | elfutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | 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 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01027) | 62.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.03% (0.01027) | 62.10th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.46th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 26, 2024 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 53.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00164) | 51.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.51% (0.01512) | 50.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 75.02th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 4.49% (0.04486) | 74.80th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 63.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.04% (0.01036) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (7)
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7664 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1677536 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7664
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24084 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7664
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-7664 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1677536 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7664 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24084 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7664 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.