CVE-2018-18309
"GNU Binutils BFD libbfd Denial of Service Segmentation Fault"
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory address dereference was discovered in read_reloc in reloc.c. The vulnerability causes a segmentation fault and application crash, which leads to denial of service, as demonstrated by objdump, because of missing _bfd_clear_contents bounds checking.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 15, 2018, 2:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 7, 2023, 2:55 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-18309.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105692 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23770 | Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0930cb3021b8078b34cf216e79eb8608d017864f | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ |
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CVE-2018-18309 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-18309 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2023
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=0930cb3021b8078b34cf216e79eb8608d017864f [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0930cb3021b8078b34cf216e79eb8608d017864f -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 31, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jan. 11, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105692 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105692 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23770 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23770 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0930cb3021b8078b34cf216e79eb8608d017864f No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0930cb3021b8078b34cf216e79eb8608d017864f Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 23, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105692 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18309 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-18309
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.14 }} -0.04%
score
0.49332
percentile