CVE-2018-6872 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the elf_parse_notes function of the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, part of GNU Binutils 2.30. This flaw allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (segmentation violation) by providing a specially crafted ELF note with a large alignment. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a malicious file) to exploit, leading to high availability impact but no confidentiality or integrity compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.
| 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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