CVE-2018-6759 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), specifically within the bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in GNU Binutils 2.30. This flaw, caused by an unchecked strnlen operation, allows remote attackers to trigger a segmentation fault by providing a specially crafted ELF file. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction (UI:R), and primarily leading to high availability impact (A:H). There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. The CVE has received minimal community discussion and media coverage, suggesting a low level of public awareness or concern.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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