CVE-2018-8945
published 2018-03-22CVE-2018-8945: The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote…
PriorityP419medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
2.06%
79.3th percentile
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.30.90.20180627-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.30.90.20180627-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30.90.20180627-1 | 2.30.90.20180627-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30.90.20180627-1 | 2.30.90.20180627-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30.90.20180627-1 | 2.30.90.20180627-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30.90.20180627-1 | 2.30.90.20180627-1 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_desktop | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | — | — |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | — | — |
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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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: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable
vendor_redhat·2018-02-07·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CWE-400 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable
binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-8945: binutils - The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) ...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8945: binutils - The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) ...
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.30.90.20180627-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.30.90.20180627-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.30.90.20180627-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.30.90.20180627-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.30.90.20180627-1)
GHSA
GHSA-65pw-pvw5-gjv3: The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-65pw-pvw5-gjv3: The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
OSV
CVE-2018-8945: The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf
osv·2018-03-22·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8945: The bfd_section_from_shdr function in elf
The bfd_section_from_shdr 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 (segmentation fault) via a large attribute section.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8945 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable
bugzilla·2018-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8945 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable
CVE-2018-8945 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable
binutils through version 2.30 has a vulnerability in the elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() functionof the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd). An attacker could exploit this with a crafted executable file to cause a crash.
Upstream Bug:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22809
Upstream Patch:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=10814&action=diff
Discussion:
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1560831]
Created binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1560828]
Created mingw-binutils tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-all [bug 1560830]
---
This issue has been addressed in the foll
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8945 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8945 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-8945 binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [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 multi
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8945 mingw-binutils: binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8945 mingw-binutils: binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [epel-all]
CVE-2018-8945 mingw-binutils: binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [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 a
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-8945 mingw-binutils: binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-27·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-8945 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-8945 mingw-binutils: binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-8945 mingw-binutils: binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable [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.htmlhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22809https://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://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22809https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
2018-03-22
Published