Oval Definition:
oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20177608000
Revision Date
:
2017-04-09
Version
:
1
Title
:
CVE-2017-7608 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - medium.
Description
:
The ebl_object_note_type_name function in eblobjnotetypename.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Family
:
unix
Class
:
vulnerability
Status
:
Reference(s)
:
CVE-2017-7608
Platform(s)
:
Ubuntu 18.10
Product(s)
:
Definition Synopsis
Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
AND
The 'elfutils' package in cosmic was vulnerable but has been fixed (note: '0.170-0.4').
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