A NULL pointer dereference was discovered in elf_link_add_object_symbols in elflink.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. This occurs for a crafted ET_DYN with no program headers. A specially crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106440 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 | |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24041 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=54025d5812ff100f5f0654eb7e1ffd50f2e37f5f | |
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243 | Third Party Advisory |
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ |
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Information
Published : 2019-01-01 16:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 20:03
NVD link : CVE-2018-20651
Mitre link : CVE-2018-20651
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-20651
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Products Affected
gnu
- binutils
CWE
CWE-476
NULL Pointer Dereference