CVE-2018-20651
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Summary
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.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a | affected |
Weaknesses
- n/a
ADP Enrichment
CVE Program Container
Additional References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106440
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24041
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=54025d5812ff100f5f0654eb7e1ffd50f2e37f5f
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106440
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24041
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=54025d5812ff100f5f0654eb7e1ffd50f2e37f5f
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
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