Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
CVSS breakdown
CVSS 4.0
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality (Vulnerable System)
None
Integrity (Vulnerable System)
None
Availability (Vulnerable System)
Low
Confidentiality (Subsequent System)
None
Integrity (Subsequent System)
None
Availability (Subsequent System)
None
CVSS 3.1
Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Affected products
- gnu / elfutils0.192 – 0.192
References
- MISChttps://vuldb.com/?id.295984
- MISChttps://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295984
- MISChttps://vuldb.com/?submit.497538
- MISChttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32672
- MISChttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15940
- MISChttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32672#c3
- MISChttps://www.gnu.org/