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_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23686 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html | |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ |
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Information
Published : 2018-09-23 11:29
Updated : 2019-10-30 18:15
NVD link : CVE-2018-17359
Mitre link : CVE-2018-17359
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CWE
CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils