Medium severity · published Jan 29, 2019
CVE-2019-7146
In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl
5.5
CVSS
1.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted elf file, as demonstrated by eu-readelf.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.5% · higher than 74% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
Elfutils · Elfutils Project
0.175 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-7146
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-7146
access.redhat.com
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24075
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24081
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