{
    "id": "CVE-2018-16402",
    "published": "2018-09-03 19:29:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:44:13",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-415",
    "description": "libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact because it tries to decompress twice.",
    "epss_score": "0.03691",
    "epss_percentile": "0.89421",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-09 18:17:20",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "canonical",
            "product": "ubuntu_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "debian",
            "product": "debian_linux"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "elfutils_project",
            "product": "elfutils"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "opensuse",
            "product": "leap"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_desktop"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_server"
        },
        {
            "vendor": "redhat",
            "product": "enterprise_linux_workstation"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html",
        "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/",
        "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-06/msg00052.html",
        "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2197",
        "https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0%40%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E",
        "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/10/msg00030.html",
        "https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23528",
        "https://usn.ubuntu.com/4012-1/"
    ]
}