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MEDIUM
CVE-2018-18521
Elfutils Arlib Divide-by-Zero Denial of Service Vulnerability
Description

Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is mishandled.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 19, 2018, 5:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:56 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-18521 has a 2 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-2018-18521 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Redhat enterprise_linux_desktop
2 Redhat enterprise_linux_server
3 Redhat enterprise_linux_workstation
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Debian debian_linux
1 Opensuse leap
1 Elfutils_project elfutils
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-2018-18521.

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.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23786 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00055.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ Third Party Advisory
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.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23786 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00055.html Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-18521 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-18521 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.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23786
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00055.html
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/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.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
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *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]

    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]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html No Types Assigned https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/02/msg00036.html [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00055.html No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/ml/elfutils-devel/2018-q4/msg00055.html Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23786 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23786 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-369
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.174:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18521 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-2018-18521 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.30 }} -0.15%

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0.69273

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