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cve[email protected]CVE-2018-20002
HistoryDec 10, 2018 - 2:29 a.m.

CVE-2018-20002

2018-12-1002:29:00
CWE-772
web.nvd.nist.gov
84
information security
cve-2018-20002
memory leak
denial of service
libbfd
gnu binutils 2.31

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

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

54.8%

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.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
gnubinutilsMatch2.31
Node
netappvasa_providerRange7.2
AND
netappcluster_data_ontapMatch-
Node
f5traffix_signaling_delivery_controllerRange5.0.05.1.0
OR
f5traffix_signaling_delivery_controllerMatch4.4.0
CPENameOperatorVersion
gnu:binutilsgnu binutilseq2.31

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

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

54.8%