CVE-2018-6872

The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to…

published February 9, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
82.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The elf_parse_notes 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 (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02167 · 82.0th percentile
Published
2018-02-09T06:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 09 FEB 06:00Z
    The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to…
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