CVE-2018-17359
published 2018-09-23CVE-2018-17359: An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in…
PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.28%
67.1th percentile
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.32.51.20190707-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.32.51.20190707-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-6xc7-v897-2j4f: An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-6xc7-v897-2j4f: An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
OSV
CVE-2018-17359: An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
osv·2018-09-23·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17359: An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2021-07-21
CVE-2018-19932 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2020-04-22
CVE-2018-1000876 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security
issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c
vendor_redhat·2018-09-19·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c
binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Statement: This flaw was found to be a duplicate of $DUP. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/$DUP for information about affected products and security errata.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: binuti
Debian
CVE-2018-17359: binutils - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd)...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17359: binutils - An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd)...
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.32.51.20190707-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.32.51.20190707-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.32.51.20190707-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.32.51.20190707-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.32.51.20190707-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17359 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17359 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-17359 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17359 mingw-binutils: binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17359 mingw-binutils: binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [epel-all]
CVE-2018-17359 mingw-binutils: binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multipl
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17359 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c
bugzilla·2018-09-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17359 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c
CVE-2018-17359 binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. An invalid memory access exists in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c. Attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted ELF file.
References:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23686
Upstream Patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=30838132997e6a3cfe3ec11c58b32b22f6f6b102
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1632916]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1632915]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1632919]
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*** This bug has been
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-17359 mingw-binutils: binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-09-25·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-17359 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-17359 mingw-binutils: binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-17359 mingw-binutils: binutils: invalid memory access in bfd_zalloc in opncls.c [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects mul
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlhttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23686https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlhttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23686https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
2018-09-23
Published