VDB
CVE-2018-8945
CVE-2018-8945
PUBLISHED
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
EPSS 0.33% · 56.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.33%
56.0th 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 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8, 2.26-8ubuntu2.1, * |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | binutils | 0, 2.29.1-4ubuntu1, 2.29.1-6ubuntu1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22809 (nist-nvd)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
- CVE-2008-5161 OpenSSH 4.7p1 Audit Helper Automates version checking and credential auditing of legacy OpenSSH 4.7p1 (Debian-8ubuntu1) targets by driving Metasploit’s auxiliary/scanner/ssh/ssh_login module from Python via pwntools. (github-poc)
Timeline
- Mar 22, 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 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 2, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 5, 2022 EPSS Score
- Nov 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jan 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-8945 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-8945 third-party-advisory