VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-20671
load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.97%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.97%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size.
- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.97% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-787
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 3.2% on 21 September 2026 to 2.0% on 27 October 2026.
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106457Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24005Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11fa9f134fd658075c6f74499c780df045d9e9ca
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106457Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24005Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11fa9f134fd658075c6f74499c780df045d9e9ca
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.