CVE-2018-6872

low-risk
Published 2018-02-09

The elf_parse_notes 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 (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.

Do I need to act?

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0.20% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

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/103103
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d43...
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/103103
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d43...
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal