CVE-2018-20002
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.
Risk Information
Base Score
5.5
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.315
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (USN-4336-1) binutils_2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3_i386.deb | Linux |
| GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (USN-4336-1) binutils_2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3_amd64.deb | Linux |
| GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (USN-4336-1) binutils-multiarch_2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3_i386.deb | Linux |
| GNU assembler, linker and binary utilities (USN-4336-1) binutils-multiarch_2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3_amd64.deb | Linux |
| Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime Vulnerability (CVE-2018-20002) | NCM |
Patch Details
No records foundReferences
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234