VDB
CVE-2018-6872
CVE-2018-6872
PUBLISHED
The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.
EPSS 0.20% · 41.9th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.20%
41.9th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-6ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Feb 9, 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 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6872 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6872 third-party-advisory