CVE-2018-6759

Summary

CVECVE-2018-6759
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-06 21:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-31 01:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-20

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils 2.30 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.30 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
Malformed Request BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
22794 – Unchecked strnlen operation in bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 (./src/bfd/opncls.c) CONFIRM sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 710297 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17)
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