VDB
CVE-2018-20651
CVE-2018-20651
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
EPSS 2.25% · 82.2th 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
2.25%
82.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | binutils | 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-7ubuntu1, 2.29.1-8ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Jan 1, 2019 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
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- May 18, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20651 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20651 third-party-advisory