CVE-2018-20002

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.5
Exploit probability—
ProductGnu Binutils
PublishedDec 10, 2018
First seenDec 10, 2018

How to fix

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
gnu binutils2.31—
netapp vasa_provider7.2 ≤ v—
f5 traffix_signaling_delivery_controller5.0.0 ≤ v ≤ 5.1.0, 4.4.0—

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