CVE-2018-6872

PoC —

CVSS 3.0

5.5 medium

EPSS

2%p81

Published

Feb 9, 2018 (Feb 9, 2018)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: gnu
Products: binutils
Weakness: CWE-125
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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