#VU15371 Segmentation fault in elfutils - CVE-2018-18310
Published: October 15, 2018 / Updated: October 16, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU15371
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18310
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
elfutils
elfutils
Software vendor:
Sourceware
Sourceware
Description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the dwfl_segment_report_module.c source code file in the libdwfl library due to improper handling of Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) files. A local attacker can send an ELF file that submits malicious input, execute the eu-stack command, trigger a segmentation fault and cause the affected application to crash.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any solutions addressing the vulnerability.