Stack-based buffer overflow in elfutils (Alpine package)



Published: 2019-12-26
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-18310
CWE-ID CWE-121
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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elfutils (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Stack-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU23732

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18310

CWE-ID: CWE-121 - Stack-based buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error. A remote unauthenticated attacker can send specially crafted packets to Port 7061/TCP, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.


Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

elfutils (Alpine package): 0.168-r2

External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2e3d4976eeffb4704cf83e2cc3306293b7c7b2e9


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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