CVE-2018-16403

MEDIUMNVD 5.55.5—

5.5

libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarf_getabbrev in dwarf_getabbrev.c and dwarf_hasattr in dwarf_hasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.

CVSS v3: 5.5
EG Score: 5.5(medium)
EPSS: 28.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 3, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (10)

cve@mitrehttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
cve@mitrehttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
cve@mitrehttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529
cve@mitrehttps://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda
cve@mitrehttps://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23529
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=6983e59b727458a6c64d9659c85f08218bc4fcda
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/

Patch Availability(4)

Vendor / Ecosystem	Fixed in / Patch	Released	Source
ubuntu	libelf1 (0.170-0.5.0ubuntu1.1) @ cosmic	2026-05-28	ubuntu
ubuntu	libelf1 (0.165-3ubuntu1.2+esm1) @ xenial	2026-05-28	ubuntu
redhat	ansible-tower-37/ansible-tower-memcached-rhel7:1.4.15-28	2020-02-18	redhat
redhat	elfutils-0:0.176-2.el7	2019-08-06	redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-125Out-of-bounds Read

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-16403?

CVE-2018-16403 is a medium vulnerability published on September 3, 2018. libdw in elfutils 0.173 checks the end of the attributes list incorrectly in dwarfgetabbrev in dwarfgetabbrev.c and dwarfhasattr in dwarfhasattr.c, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read and an application crash.

When was CVE-2018-16403 disclosed?

CVE-2018-16403 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 3, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-16403 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-16403 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 28.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16403?

CVE-2018-16403 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-16403?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-16403, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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