Description
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.
References (7)
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0033
EPSS Percentile
55.9%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-772
Status
published
Products (4)
f5/traffix_signaling_delivery_controller
4.4.0
f5/traffix_signaling_delivery_controller
5.0.0 - 5.1.0
gnu/binutils
2.31
netapp/vasa_provider
7.2
Published
Dec 10, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026