CVE-2019-7664

elfutils: out of bound write in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · January 11, 2019

Updated · January 8, 2026

Description

In elfutils 0.175, a negative-sized memcpy is attempted in elf_cvt_note in libelf/note_xlate.h because of an incorrect overflow check. Crafted elf input causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service (program crash).

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-787 · Out-of-bounds Write