CVE-2018-16402
CRITICAL9.8EPSS 2.0%Published: 9/3/2018Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.
Affected packages (2)
- Alpine/elfutilsfrom 0, < 0.174-r0
- Debian/elfutilsfrom 0, < 0.175-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |