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CVE-2018-18521

Published: 19 October 2018

Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is mishandled.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
elfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1)
cosmic
Released (0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1)
disco Not vulnerable
(0.176-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
focal Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
impish Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(0.176-1.1)
trusty
Released (0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
upstream
Released (0.175-1)
xenial
Released (0.165-3ubuntu1.2)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git;a=commit;h=2b16a9be69939822dcafe075413468daac98b327

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H