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CVE-2018-17359
CVE-2018-17359
PUBLISHED
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 0.31% · 54.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.31%
54.9th 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 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Sep 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 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