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cve[email protected]CVE-2018-8945
HistoryMar 22, 2018 - 9:29 p.m.

CVE-2018-8945

2018-03-2221:29:00
CWE-20
web.nvd.nist.gov
216
cve-2018-8945
bfd library
libbfd
gnu binutils 2.30
denial of service
segmentation fault
nvd
security 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

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.9%

The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.

Affected configurations

NVD
Node
gnubinutilsMatch2.30
Node
redhatenterprise_linux_desktopMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_serverMatch7.0
OR
redhatenterprise_linux_workstationMatch7.0
CPENameOperatorVersion
gnu:binutilsgnu binutilseq2.30

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

5.9 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.009 Low

EPSS

Percentile

82.9%