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cve[email protected]CVE-2018-17359
HistorySep 23, 2018 - 6:29 p.m.

CVE-2018-17359

2018-09-2318:29:00
CWE-119
web.nvd.nist.gov
125
cve-2018-17359
binary file descriptor
bfd library
libbfd
gnu binutils 2.31
memory access
denial of service
application crash
elf file
vulnerability

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

48.6%

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
gnubinutilsMatch2.31.1
CPENameOperatorVersion
gnu:binutilsgnu binutilseq2.31.1

4.3 Medium

CVSS2

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

MEDIUM

Authentication

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

PARTIAL

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

5.7 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

48.6%