CVE-2018-17359 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting the GNU Binutils library (libbfd), specifically in version 2.31. An invalid memory access in the bfd_zalloc function within opncls.c can be triggered by a specially crafted ELF file, leading to an application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.31.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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