UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6872
- Source
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6872
- Import Source
- https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6872.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6872
- Upstream
- Published
- 2018-02-09T06:29:00Z
- Modified
- 2025-09-08T16:44:46Z
- Severity
-
- 5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Ubuntu - low
- Summary
- [none]
- Details
-
The elfparsenotes 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 (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.
- References
Affected packages
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / binutils
Package
- Name
- binutils
- Purl
- pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.30-20ubuntu2~18.04?arch=source&distro=bionic
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
-
Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed2.30-20ubuntu2~18.04
Affected versions
2.*
2.29.1-4ubuntu1
2.29.1-6ubuntu1
2.29.1-7ubuntu1
2.29.1-8ubuntu1
2.29.1-10ubuntu1
2.29.1-12ubuntu1
2.30-4ubuntu1
2.30-5ubuntu1
2.30-7ubuntu1
2.30-8ubuntu1
2.30-9ubuntu1
2.30-10ubuntu1
2.30-11ubuntu1
2.30-14ubuntu2
2.30-15ubuntu1
Ecosystem specific
{
"availability": "No subscription required",
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