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CVE-2018-6872
MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2018-02-09T06:29:00.350 · Last modified 2026-06-17T02:02:23.593

Summary

The elf_parse_notes 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.

Affected products

gnu — binutils

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References

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