VDB
CVE-2018-6759
CVE-2018-6759
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.
EPSS 2.09% · 80.9th 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
2.09%
80.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.25.1-6ubuntu1, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu2, 2.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 2.24-5ubuntu2, 0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1 |
Timeline
- Feb 6, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2021 EPSS Score
- Dec 29, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Nov 10, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6759 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6759 third-party-advisory