CVE-2018-20002
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-20002 |
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| State | PUBLIC |
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| Assigner | [email protected] |
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| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
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| Published | 2018-12-10 02:29:00 UTC |
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| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:56:00 UTC |
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| 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. |
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NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
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| 23952 – A memory leak issue was discovered in bfd |
MISC |
sourceware.org |
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01) — Gentoo security |
GENTOO |
security.gentoo.org |
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| December 2018 GNU Binutils Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security |
CONFIRM |
security.netapp.com |
Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| USN-4336-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices |
UBUNTU |
usn.ubuntu.com |
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| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit |
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sourceware.org |
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| GNU Binutils CVE-2018-20002 Denial of Service Vulnerability |
BID |
www.securityfocus.com |
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit |
MISC |
sourceware.org |
Third Party Advisory |
| support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 |
CONFIRM |
support.f5.com |
Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record |
CVE.ORG |
www.cve.org |
canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail |
NVD |
nvd.nist.gov |
canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 500066 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils
- 501178 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils-avr
- 503745 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils
- 671091 EulerOS Security Update for binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-2099)
- 710158 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01)
