Description
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.
Published: 2018-03-22
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20553 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Gnu Binutils
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T07:10:47.045Z

Reserved: 2018-03-22T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-8945

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-22T21:29:00.697

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:14:39.840

Link: CVE-2018-8945

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-02-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-8945 - Bugzilla

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