Attacker Value
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
Exploitability
Unknown
(0 users assessed)
User Interaction
None
Privileges Required
None
Attack Vector
Network
0

CVE-2018-16402

Disclosure Date: September 03, 2018
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Description

libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.

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CVSS V3 Severity and Metrics
Base Score:
9.8 Critical
Impact Score:
5.9
Exploitability Score:
3.9
Vector:
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector (AV):
Network
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
None
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
High
Integrity (I):
High
Availability (A):
High

General Information

Vendors

  • canonical,
  • debian,
  • elfutils project,
  • opensuse,
  • redhat

Products

  • debian linux 9.0,
  • elfutils 0.173,
  • enterprise linux desktop 7.0,
  • enterprise linux server 7.0,
  • enterprise linux workstation 7.0,
  • leap 15.0,
  • leap 15.1,
  • ubuntu linux 16.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.04,
  • ubuntu linux 18.10
Technical Analysis