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CVE-2018-20651
Published: Jan 1, 2019
Modified: Aug 5, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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References
106440
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24041
x_refsource_MISC
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201908-01
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
openSUSE-SU-2019:2415
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
openSUSE-SU-2019:2432
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
USN-4336-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
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