CVE-2018-6872 — Vulnetix

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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% · 41.8th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.20%

41.8th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS	binutils	0, 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-6ubuntu1

Timeline

Feb 9, 2018 CVE Published
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6872 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6872 third-party-advisory

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