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Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    User Interaction Required
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.53% (77th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
5.3 medium
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Red Hat
5.5 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN9-BINUTILS-403763
  • published 6 Feb 2018
  • disclosed 6 Feb 2018
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Introduced: 6 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-6759 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-20 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:9 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.