CVE-2018-16402
Libelf Denial of Service Double Free
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 3, 2018, 7:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:53 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-16402 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-16402
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-16402.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 | Third Party Advisory |
| https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E | |
| https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ | Third Party Advisory |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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Makefile Roff Shell C++ GDB Perl XS M4 HTML CSS
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-16402 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-16402 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 30, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E No Types Assigned https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 17, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 10, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Aug. 06, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 20, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 10, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Oct. 29, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-415 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.173:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-16402 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-16402
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.99 }} 0.02%
score
0.83602
percentile