CVE-2019-7149
6.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.33%
Description
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.
How to fix CVE-2019-7149
To remediate CVE-2019-7149, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/elfutils—upgrade to 0.176-r0 or later
- Debian/elfutils—upgrade to 0.176-1 or later
Is CVE-2019-7149 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0.176-r0
- from 0, < 0.176-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM6.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |