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CVE-2019-7149

elfutils: heap-based buffer over-read in read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 18, 2019

Updated · March 3, 2026

Description

A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0.175. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by eu-nm.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-125 · Out-of-bounds Read