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ALPINE-CVE-2018-6759

ALPINE-CVE-2018-6759 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.

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

VendorProductVersions
Alpine:v3.8binutils0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1, 2.21-r0
Alpine:v3.7binutils2.22-r0, 0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1

Timeline

  • Feb 6, 2018 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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