ubuntu-cve-2018-16062
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2018-08-28 00:00
Modified
2026-04-22 07:38
Summary
Details
dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
5.5 (Medium)
N/A (UNKNOWN)
References
{
"affected": [
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "elfutils",
"binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libasm1",
"binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libdw1",
"binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libelf1",
"binary_version": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS",
"name": "elfutils",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1?arch=source\u0026distro=trusty/esm"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.158-0ubuntu5.3+esm1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.157-1ubuntu1",
"0.158-0ubuntu3",
"0.158-0ubuntu4",
"0.158-0ubuntu5",
"0.158-0ubuntu5.1",
"0.158-0ubuntu5.2",
"0.158-0ubuntu5.3"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "elfutils",
"binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libasm1",
"binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libdw1",
"binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
},
{
"binary_name": "libelf1",
"binary_version": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:16.04:LTS",
"name": "elfutils",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.165-3ubuntu1.2?arch=source\u0026distro=xenial"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.165-3ubuntu1.2"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.163-4ubuntu1",
"0.163-5.1",
"0.164-1",
"0.165-3",
"0.165-3ubuntu1",
"0.165-3ubuntu1.1"
]
},
{
"ecosystem_specific": {
"availability": "No subscription required",
"binaries": [
{
"binary_name": "elfutils",
"binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libasm1",
"binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libdw1",
"binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
},
{
"binary_name": "libelf1",
"binary_version": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
}
]
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Ubuntu:18.04:LTS",
"name": "elfutils",
"purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/elfutils@0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1?arch=source\u0026distro=bionic"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "0"
},
{
"fixed": "0.170-0.4ubuntu0.1"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
],
"versions": [
"0.170-0.1",
"0.170-0.2",
"0.170-0.3",
"0.170-0.4"
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"details": "dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file.",
"id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-16062",
"modified": "2026-04-22T07:38:43Z",
"published": "2018-08-28T00:00:00Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-16062"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4012-1"
},
{
"type": "ADVISORY",
"url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6322-1"
},
{
"type": "REPORT",
"url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16062"
}
],
"related": [
"USN-4012-1",
"USN-6322-1"
],
"schema_version": "1.7.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
},
{
"score": "low",
"type": "Ubuntu"
}
],
"upstream": [
"CVE-2018-16062"
]
}
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