CVE-2018-6872
GNU Binutils ELF Denial of Service (Out-of-Bounds Read/Segmentation Violation)
Description
The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 9, 2018, 6:29 a.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 4:11 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2018-6872 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-6872.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2018-6872 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2018-6872 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%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 [No types assigned] Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 -
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. 05, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 Patch, Vendor Advisory https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 27, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 10, 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/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103103 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103103 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch Added CWE CWE-125 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103103 [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-2018-6872 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-6872
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.36 }} 0.01%
score
0.72559
percentile