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.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00049.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24089Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00049.htmlExploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Feb 9, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified