CVE-2018-20002

Public Exploit

Description

The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.50%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142 third party advisory vdb entry
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ third party advisory patch
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952 third party advisory issue tracking exploit
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20002?
CVE-2018-20002 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20002?
To fix CVE-2018-20002, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-20002 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-20002 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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