CVE-2018-8945

Published: Mar 22, 2018Modified: Nov 21, 2024

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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 (4)

Products: Gnu: Binutils · Redhat: Enterprise Linux Desktop, Enterprise Linux Server, Enterprise Linux Workstation

Gnu

1 product

Binutils

Redhat

3 products

Enterprise Linux Desktop

Enterprise Linux Server

Enterprise Linux Workstation

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Binutils	Version 2.30

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server	Version 7.0
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation	Version 7.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (14)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22809

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html