CVE-2019-14249

Published: Jul 24, 2019Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-369

NVD MITRE

6.5CVSSMEDIUM

EPSS Score

Description

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

AV:NAttack Vector

Network

AC:LAttack Complexity

Low

PR:NPrivileges Required

None

UI:RUser Interaction

Required

Scope

S:UScope

Unchanged

Impact

C:NConfidentiality

None

I:NIntegrity

None

A:HAvailability

High

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Weaknesses

CWE-369

Affected Products

libdwarf libdwarf project

Library

OSS Libraries / generic-library

Libdwarf Silicon Graphics Corp.

On-prem

Operating Systems / unix-bsd

n/a n/a

libdwarf projectoss-projectOSS Librariesaka libdwarf

silicon graphics corp.commercialUSOperating Systemsaka irix, libtiff, libdwarf

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109380

securityfocus.com

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/cb7198abde46c2ae29957ad460da6886eaa606ba/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_elf_load_headers.c?diff=99e77c3894877a1dd80b82808d8309eded4e5599

sourceforge.net

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/merge-requests/4/

sourceforge.net

Timeline

Published

Jul 24, 2019

Last Updated

Nov 21, 2024

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