VDB
CVE-2018-6543
CVE-2018-6543
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH
In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
EPSS 2.28% · 82.5th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
2.28%
82.5th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.4, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.5, 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.6 |
Timeline
- Feb 2, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 12, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 18, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6543 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6413-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6543 third-party-advisory