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Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions <2.30.90.20180627-1

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.91% (83rd percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
3.3 low
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Red Hat
3.3 low

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-BINUTILS-527167
  • published 22 Mar 2018
  • disclosed 22 Mar 2018
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Introduced: 22 Mar 2018

CVE-2018-8945 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 binutils to version 2.30.90.20180627-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.