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CVE-2018-8945

The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30,…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
5.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.0%
percentile 81%
Public exploits
0
none known

The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.99% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 81% 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-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHSA-2018:3032 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-17 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22809 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • access.redhat.com /errata/RHBA-2019:0327 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • usn.ubuntu.com /4336-1/ · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_UBUNTU, x_transferred

Sources

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