Out-of-bounds Read in Elfutils Project

CVE-2018-8769

elfutils 0.170 has a buffer over-read in the ebl_dynamic_tag_name function of libebl/ebldynamictagname.c because SYMTAB_SHNDX is unsupported.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (54.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Elfutils_project Elfutils — versions 0.170
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

andir/nixos-issue-db-example

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-8769?: CVE-2018-8769 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elfutils Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-8769?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-8769 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.