CVE-2018-16402

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Source
https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-16402
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-16402.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/CVE-2018-16402
Downstream
Related
Published
2018-09-03T19:29:00.493Z
Modified
2026-05-18T05:51:32.039617888Z
Severity
  • 9.8 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

Database specific 
{
    "unresolved_ranges": [
        {
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "16.04"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "18.04"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "18.10"
                }
            ],
            "cpes": [
                "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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "vendor_product": "canonical:ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "9.0"
                }
            ],
            "vendor_product": "debian:debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                "cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "15.0"
                },
                {
                    "last_affected": "15.1"
                }
            ],
            "vendor_product": "opensuse:leap"
        },
        {
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "7.0"
                }
            ],
            "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "7.0"
                }
            ],
            "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_server"
        },
        {
            "source": "CPE_FIELD",
            "cpes": [
                "cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*"
            ],
            "extracted_events": [
                {
                    "last_affected": "7.0"
                }
            ],
            "vendor_product": "redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation"
        }
    ]
}
References

Affected packages

Git / sourceware.org/git/elfutils.git

Affected ranges

Type
GIT
Repo
https://sourceware.org/git/elfutils.git
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced commit / All previous commits are affected
Last affected
aa36de0335e3ce12898954985a208f6336731289
Database specific 
{
    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.173:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
    "source": "CPE_FIELD",
    "extracted_events": [
        {
            "introduced": "0"
        },
        {
            "last_affected": "0.173"
        }
    ]
}

Affected versions

elfutils-0.*
elfutils-0.120
elfutils-0.121
elfutils-0.122
elfutils-0.123
elfutils-0.124
elfutils-0.125
elfutils-0.126
elfutils-0.127
elfutils-0.128
elfutils-0.129
elfutils-0.130
elfutils-0.131
elfutils-0.132
elfutils-0.133
elfutils-0.134
elfutils-0.135
elfutils-0.136
elfutils-0.137
elfutils-0.138
elfutils-0.142
elfutils-0.143
elfutils-0.144
elfutils-0.145
elfutils-0.146
elfutils-0.147
elfutils-0.148
elfutils-0.149
elfutils-0.150
elfutils-0.151
elfutils-0.152
elfutils-0.153
elfutils-0.154
elfutils-0.155
elfutils-0.156
elfutils-0.157
elfutils-0.158
elfutils-0.159
elfutils-0.160
elfutils-0.161
elfutils-0.162
elfutils-0.163
elfutils-0.164
elfutils-0.165
elfutils-0.166
elfutils-0.167
elfutils-0.168
elfutils-0.169
elfutils-0.170
elfutils-0.171
elfutils-0.172
elfutils-0.173

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2018-16402.json"