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.
Published: 2018-12-10
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-12580 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:18.234Z

Reserved: 2018-12-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20002

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-10T02:29:00.390

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:00:43.770

Link: CVE-2018-20002

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-12-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20002 - Bugzilla

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