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ALPINE-CVE-2018-8945

ALPINE-CVE-2018-8945 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
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:v3.7binutils0, 2.20.51.0.12-r0, 2.20.51.0.4-r1
Alpine:v3.8binutils2.28-r0, 2.21-r0, 2.23.2-r3

Timeline

  • Mar 22, 2018 CVE Published
  • Nov 19, 2025 CVE Updated
  • Apr 30, 2026 Distribution Patch
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