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ALPINE-CVE-2018-20002
ALPINE-CVE-2018-20002
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.21 | binutils | 2.24-r2, 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 2.21-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | binutils | 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 0, 2.31.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | binutils | 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 0, 2.31.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | binutils | 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | binutils | 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 2.21.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | binutils | 0, 0, 2.20.51.0.12-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | binutils | 0, 0, 2.31.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | binutils | 2.24-r5, 0, 2.31.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | binutils | 2.24-r4, 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | binutils | 0, 2.21-r0, 2.21.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.17 | binutils | 0, 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | binutils | 0, 0, 2.31.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | binutils | 2.30-r2, 2.31.1-r2, 2.31.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | binutils | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | binutils | 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 0, 2.31.1-r2 |
Timeline
- Dec 10, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Jun 9, 2026 CVE Updated