CVE-2018-20651

Summary

CVECVE-2018-20651
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-01 16:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:56:00 UTC
DescriptionA 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)

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
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

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710158 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01)
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