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CVE-2018-18521

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.82%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-19 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. It may be remotely exploitable. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2018-18521
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.82%

Original NVD Description

Divide-by-zero vulnerabilities in the function arlib_add_symbols() in arlib.c in elfutils 0.174 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) with a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by eu-ranlib, because a zero sh_entsize is mishandled.

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