CVE-2018-18607
GNU Binutils NULL Pointer Dereference Denial of Service
Description
An issue was discovered in elf_link_input_bfd in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in elf_link_input_bfd when used for finding STT_TLS symbols without any TLS section. A specially crafted ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
INFO
Published Date :
Oct. 23, 2018, 5:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:56 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-18607 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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Affected Products
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The following list is the news that have been mention
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-18607 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754 Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003/ Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23805 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=102def4da826b3d9e169741421e5e67e8731909a Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ -
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=102def4da826b3d9e169741421e5e67e8731909a [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=102def4da826b3d9e169741421e5e67e8731909a -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 29, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/tracker/CVE-2018-18607 [Third Party Advisory] 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] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 21, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003/ Third Party Advisory Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 08, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003/ [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 06, 2018
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 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23805 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23805 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=102def4da826b3d9e169741421e5e67e8731909a No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=102def4da826b3d9e169741421e5e67e8731909a Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference https://deb.freexian.com/extended-lts/tracker/CVE-2018-18607 [Third Party Advisory] Added CWE CWE-476 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-18607 is
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-18607
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Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.31 }} -0.08%
score
0.69829
percentile