CVE Vulnerability

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 Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

Scope

5.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9 Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952 Exploit Issue Tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-12-10 02:29

Updated : 2019-10-03 12:03

NVD link : CVE-2018-20002

Mitre link : CVE-2018-20002

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-772