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CVE-2018-16403

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.22%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-09-03 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-16403
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.22%

Original NVD Description

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.

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