Description
The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 5.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23952Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c2f5dc30afa34696f2da0081c4ac50b958ecb0e9
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Dec 10, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified