CVE-2018-20651
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-20651 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-01-01 16:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2023-11-07 02:56:00 UTC |
| Description | A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-476
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243 | CONFIRM | support.f5.com | Third Party Advisory |
| Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01) — Gentoo security | GENTOO | security.gentoo.org | |
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | MISC | sourceware.org | Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| 24041 – Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the function elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in bfd | MISC | sourceware.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit | sourceware.org | ||
| 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 | |
| [security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1: moderate: Security update f | SUSE | lists.opensuse.org | |
| GNU Binutils CVE-2018-20651 Denial of Service 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 |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 710158 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01)