Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-7149
Potential exploit
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2019-7149
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-7149
0.44%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 60 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-7149
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-7149
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-7149
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
RHSA-2019:2197 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
USN-4012-1: elfutils vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
[SECURITY] [DLA 1689-1] elfutils security updateMailing List;Third Party Advisory
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https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2019-q1/msg00068.html
Mark Wielaard - [PATCH] libdw: Check terminating NUL byte in dwarf_getsrclines for dir/fMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3575
RHSA-2019:3575 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24102
24102 – A Heap-buffer-overflow problem was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdwExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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