Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-16403
CVE-2018-16403
Description
libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.
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Affected products
23- Range: =0.173
- osv-coords22 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/dwarves&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.3pkg:rpm/opensuse/elfutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/dwarves&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.2pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/elfutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP4
< 1.22-150300.7.3.1+ 21 more
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-lp151.4.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 1.22-150300.7.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-4.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.168-4.5.3
- (no CPE)range: < 0.177-150300.11.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
- (no CPE)range: < 0.158-7.7.2
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.htmlnvd
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197nvd
- sourceware.org/git/nvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/nvd
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