GNU elfutils 0.175 eblobjnote.c ebl_object_note ELF File memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU elfutils 0.175. This vulnerability affects the function ebl_object_note of the file eblobjnote.c. Such manipulation as part of ELF File leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2019-7146. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.175 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is the function ebl_object_note of the file eblobjnote.c. The manipulation as part of a ELF File leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In elfutils 0.175, there is a buffer over-read in the ebl_object_note function in eblobjnote.c in libebl. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via a crafted elf file, as demonstrated by eu-readelf.

The bug was discovered 01/29/2019. The weakness was presented 01/29/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-7146 since 01/28/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277651 (Fedora Security Update for elfutils (FEDORA-2019-44a9d99647)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

See VDB-130300, VDB-130301, VDB-130302 and VDB-130696 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: RHSA-2019:3575
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-7146 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-7146
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-130298
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/29/2019 10:22
Updated: 07/03/2023 16:17
Changes: 01/29/2019 10:22 (60), 05/06/2020 15:27 (1), 07/03/2023 16:17 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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