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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18605
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18605
PUBLISHED
CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM
Record from OSV · Published October 23, 2018
A heap-based buffer over-read issue was discovered in the function sec_merge_hash_lookup in merge.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, because _bfd_add_merge_section mishandles section merges when size is not a multiple of entsize. A specially crafted ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| binutils | Debian:12 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| binutils | Debian:14 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| binutils | Debian:13 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
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
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 0 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 0 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 0 |
Timeline
- Oct 23, 2018 CVE Published
- Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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