In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-1689-1 elfutils security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2802-1 elfutils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-17197 In elfutils 0.175, a heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function elf32_xlatetom in elf32_xlatetom.c in libelf. A crafted ELF input can cause a segmentation fault leading to denial of service (program crash) because ebl_core_note does not reject malformed core file notes.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4012-1 elfutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-6322-1 elfutils vulnerabilities
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.


Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00141}

epss

{'score': 0.00108}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T20:54:28.442Z

Reserved: 2019-02-09T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-7665

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-02-09T16:29:00.420

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:48:29.600

Link: CVE-2019-7665

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-01-12T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2019-7665 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.