CVE-2018-20002 is a memory leak vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically in the _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function, affecting GNU Binutils 2.31 and products like F5 and NetApp. This flaw, triggered by a crafted ELF file, can lead to a denial of service due to excessive memory consumption. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and user interaction, with a high impact on availability but no impact on confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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