CVE-2018-16402
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.0%
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.
How to fix CVE-2018-16402
To remediate CVE-2018-16402, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/elfutils—upgrade to 0.174-r0 or later
- Debian/elfutils—upgrade to 0.175-1 or later
Is CVE-2018-16402 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 2.0%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.174-r0
- from 0, < 0.175-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |