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CVE-2018-13033
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of…
Medium5.5EPSS 3.1%
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Description
The Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by _bfd_elf_parse_attributes in elf-attrs.c and bfd_malloc in libbfd.c. This can occur during execution of nm.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.1% · top 12% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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References (6)
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23361 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHSA-2018:3032 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 104584 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHBA-2019:0327 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- GLSA-201908-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-4336-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
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