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Alpine: elfutils: security update to 0.174-r0
critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 423853
Description
There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:- dwarf_getaranges in dwarf_getaranges.c in libdw in elfutils before 2018-08-18 allows remote attackers to
cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read) via a crafted file. (CVE-2018-16062)
- 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.
(CVE-2018-16402)
- 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. (CVE-2018-16403)
See Also
https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-16062
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 423853
Version: Revision 1.9
Type: Local
Published: 4/4/2025
Updated: 10/1/2025
Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16402
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2018