5.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-20002
"GNU Binutils BFD Memory Leak Denial of Service"
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 10, 2018, 2:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:56 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-20002 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-20002 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu binutils
1 Netapp vasa_provider
1 F5 traffix_signaling_delivery_controller
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
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-2018-20002.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-20002 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-20002 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.

  • 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=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9
  • 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]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-399 CWE-772
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (including) 5.1.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 [No Types Assigned]
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:netapp:vasa_provider:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:netapp:cluster_data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.2 OR cpe:2.3:o:netapp:vasa_provider:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 03, 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 https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-20002 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-2018-20002 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.21 }} 0.03%

score

0.59024

percentile

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