CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-7664

MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).

How to fix

Remediation Available
elfutilsDebian
Fixed in:0.176-1CVE-2019-7664
Fixed in:0.176-1CVE-2019-7664
Fixed in:0.176-1CVE-2019-7664
Fixed in:0.176-1CVE-2019-7664

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.03%probability of exploitation in 30 days
59thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 59% of all known CVEs.

References

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.