CVE-2018-17358

binutils: invalid memory access in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c

Published Sep 23, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-4604-1 cacti security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-9113 An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in _bfd_stab_section_find_nearest_line in syms.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00196}

epss

{'score': 0.00211}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 10:47 AM
Reserved
Sep 23, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 23, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:45 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 19, 2018, 12:00 AM