CVE-2018-18310: canonical ubuntu_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-18310 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.41% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 72.1% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 15-10-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 05-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in dwfl_segment_report_module.c in libdwfl in elfutils through v0.174. The vulnerability allows attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by consider_notes.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.