CVE-2019-7664
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
Description
In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).
How to fix CVE-2019-7664
To remediate CVE-2019-7664, 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-2019-7664 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, 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 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |