VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-6759

CVSS score5.5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.09%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-02-06
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-20: Improper Input Validation

Primary references