#VU11184 Buffer over-read in elfutils - CVE-2018-8769

Vulnerability identifier: #VU11184

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8769

CWE-ID: CWE-126

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
elfutils

Software vendor:
Sourceware

The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the ebl_dynamic_tag_name function due to buffer over-read. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.

Install update from vendor's website.

• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22976