Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-17360
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted PE file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable objdump.
Vulnerability category: Denial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-17360
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-17360
0.15%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 50 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-17360
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-17360
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The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-17360
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23685
23685 – heap based buffer overflow vulnerability in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c in binutils-2.31.1Exploit;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1: moderate: Security update f
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
USN-4336-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1: moderate: Security update f
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