CVE-2018-6872
MEDIUMGNU Binutils - Out-of-Bounds Read
Title source: ruleDescription
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.
References (6)
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