CVE-2018-18607 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd) within GNU Binutils 2.31, affecting various distributions including Debian and NetApp products. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) can be triggered by a specially crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (DoS) when processed by tools like ld. The attack requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L), but no prior privileges. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netapp:data_ontap:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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