CVE-2018-6759
CVSS V2 Medium 4.3
CVSS V3 Medium 5.5
Description
The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6759
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-02-06T21:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-31T01:15:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.3
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 5.5
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 3.6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22794 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103030 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 | 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 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6759 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6759 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:00:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 01:48:45 | 2018-02-06T21:29Z | 2018-02-06T21:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 01:48:45 | 2019-10-31T01:15:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 01:48:45 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |