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CVE-2018-20671
Published:January 04, 2019
Updated:May 17, 2026
load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size.
Related Resources (9)
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-20671
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-20671
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=11fa9f134fd658075c6f74499c780df045d9e9ca
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106457
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-20671
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24005
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CVSS v4
Base Score:
6.8
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
PASSIVE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.5
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-190
Out-of-bounds Write
CWE-787
EPSS
Base Score:
0.11