CVE-2018-20623

Summary

CVECVE-2018-20623
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-31 19:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-31 01:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn GNU Binutils 2.31.1, there is a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c when called from the process_archive function in readelf.c via a crafted ELF file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-416

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils 2.31.1 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.31.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
USN-4336-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
24049 – heap-use-after-free in readelf MISC sourceware.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-20623 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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