The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by _bfd_elf_parse_attributes in elf-attrs.c and bfd_malloc in libbfd.c. This can occur during execution of nm.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils-debuginfo | Apr 27, 2020 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-debuginfo | Aug 28, 2019 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade binutils | Jul 30, 2024 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-devel/binutils. | Aug 6, 2019 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-sparc to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils-cross-i386 to version 2.32.0-11.4.9.0.1.1.0 on Solaris 11.4 | May 30, 2019 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Nov 6, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade binutils-debuginfoUpgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Oct 31, 2018 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade binutils-multiarchUpgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro) | Apr 23, 2020 | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jul 1, 2018 |
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