CVE-2018-20623

MEDIUM

5.5

Description

In GNU Binutils 2.31.1, there is a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c when called from the process_archive function in readelf.c via a crafted ELF file.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score5.5

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorLOCAL

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionREQUIRED

Published12/31/2018

Last Modified5/6/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

gnu:binutils

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-416CWE-416

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106370(cve@mitre.org)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24049(cve@mitre.org)

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243(cve@mitre.org)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/(cve@mitre.org)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106370(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24049(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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