CVE-2018-6872
published 2018-02-09CVE-2018-6872: 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…
PriorityP420medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.17%
80.4th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.30-4 (bookworm) | binutils 2.30-4 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-4 | 2.30-4 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-4 | 2.30-4 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-4 | 2.30-4 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-4 | 2.30-4 |
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_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-f82r-gxmc-7677: The elf_parse_notes function in elf
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 GHSA-f82r-gxmc-7677: The elf_parse_notes function in elf
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-6872: The elf_parse_notes function in elf
osv·2018-02-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6872: The elf_parse_notes function in elf
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.
Red Hat
binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library
vendor_redhat·2018-02-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library
binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library
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.
Statement: The prerequisites for successful exploitation of this bug involves both independent filesystem access as well as the victim to interact with the file created.
* An attacker needs to create a file (such as an ELF file) containing a note section with a large alignment value designed to trigger the out-of-bounds read in the elf_parse_notes function.
* The attacker must convince a user to process the malicious file using a tool t
Debian
CVE-2018-6872: binutils - The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) librar...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6872: binutils - The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) librar...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.30-4)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.30-4)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.30-4)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.30-4)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.30-4)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6872 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library
bugzilla·2018-02-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6872 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library
CVE-2018-6872 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library
A flaw was found in libbfd library in binutils. 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.
References:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788
Patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=d895ef77ffc94e02e748856c2ab54f5bb8cc867e
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1543971]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1543972]
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6872 mingw-binutils: binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6872 mingw-binutils: binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library [epel-all]
CVE-2018-6872 mingw-binutils: binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library [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.
NO
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-6872 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-02-09·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-6872 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-6872 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-6872 binutils: out of bounds read in elf_parse_notes function in elf.c file in libbfd library [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 iss
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103103https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103103https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22788https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ef135d4314fd4c2d7da66b9d7b59af4a85b0f7e6
2018-02-09
Published