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CVE-2018-20002

The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binuti…

Published 7 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
1.8%
percentile 79%
Public exploits
0
none known

The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.82% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.05.5CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.04.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-772 Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/106142 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • support.f5.com /csp/article/K62602089 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201908-01 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4336-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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