CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-6759

The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.

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/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22794 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103030 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-02-06 09:29

Updated : 2019-10-31 01:15

NVD link : CVE-2018-6759

Mitre link : CVE-2018-6759

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-20