Double Free in Elfutils Project
CVE-2018-16402
libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.
Vulnerability class: Double Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.037 (89.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 89th percentile — 89.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.037 · newest: 0.037 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elfutils Project — versions 0.173
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04, 18.04, 18.10
- Debian Linux — versions 9.0
- openSUSE Leap — versions 15.0, 15.1
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server — versions 7.0
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation — versions 7.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e6… (mailing-list)
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-16402?
- CVE-2018-16402 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elfutils Project, classified under Double Free. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-09-03.
- How severe is CVE-2018-16402?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-16402 known to be exploited?
- 4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.