CVE-2018-20671

low-risk

Published 2019-01-04

load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size.

Do I need to act?

0.11% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 5.5/10 Medium

LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Binutils

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (12)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106457

Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24005

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11fa9f134fd658075c6...

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106457

Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24005

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11fa9f134fd658075c6...

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

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low-risk

Severity 18/34 · Moderate

Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal