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CVE-2018-17359
CVE-2018-17359
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
EPSS 1.30% · 69.3th percentile
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
EPSS Score
1.30%
69.3th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.29.1-12ubuntu1, * |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.3, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.4, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.5 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, *, 0 |
Timeline
- Sep 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 30, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 3, 2022 EPSS Score
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- May 20, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17359 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17359 third-party-advisory