CVE-2018-20002 — Vulnetix

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CVE-2018-20002 PUBLISHED

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.

EPSS 0.32% · 54.4th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.32%

54.4th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS	binutils	2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151113-2ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS	binutils	2.24-5ubuntu14.2, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-6ubuntu1

Timeline

Dec 10, 2018 CVE Published
Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20002 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-2018-20002 third-party-advisory

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