VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-6872
The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a…
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 2.17%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.17%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.
- 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
- 2.17% probability · 81th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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/103103Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6
- 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/103103Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.