CVE-2019-7146 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in the ebl_object_note function within libebl of elfutils 0.175. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) by providing a specially crafted ELF file, as demonstrated with eu-readelf. Rated 5.5 MEDIUM, the vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) to exploit, leading to high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.175CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.175:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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