CVE-2018-18606
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4336-2
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
An issue was discovered in the merge_strings function in merge.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in _bfd_add_merge_section when attempting to merge sections with large alignments. A specially crafted ELF allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, as demonstrated by ld.
Se ha descubierto un problema en la función merge_strings en merge.c en la biblioteca Binary File Descriptor (BFD), también conocida como libbfd, tal y como se distribuye en GNU Binutils 2.31. Hay una desreferencia de puntero NULL en _bfd_add_merge_section al intentar fusionar secciones con grandes alineaciones. Un ELF especialmente manipulado permite que atacantes remotos provoquen una denegación de servicio (DoS), tal y como queda demostrado con Id.
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2018-10-23 CVE Reserved
- 2018-10-23 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105754 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190307-0003 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=45a0eaf77022963d639d6d19871dbab7b79703fc | X_refsource_misc |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23806 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html | 2023-11-07 | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1 | 2023-11-07 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Gnu Search vendor "Gnu" | Binutils Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Binutils" | 2.31 Search vendor "Gnu" for product "Binutils" and version "2.31" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Data Ontap Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Data Ontap" | - | - |
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