CVE-2018-17360 An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cau...
MediumCVSS 5.5
EPSS 1.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. a heap-based buffer over-read in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c allows an attacker to cause a denial of service through a crafted PE file. This vulnerability can be triggered by the executable objdump.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/binutils(Debian:12) | < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:13) | < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:14) | < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| GNU binutils | = 2.31.1 | No fix listed |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2018-17360 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2415 vendor-advisory
- openSUSE-SU-2019:2432 vendor-advisory
- sourceware.org exploit issue-tracking patch third-party-advisory
- USN-4336-1 vendor-advisory