CVE-2018-6872

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0020
EPSS Percentile 41.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-125
Status published

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils

Timeline

Published Feb 09, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026