Vulnerability identifier: #VU19610
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 2.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-400
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an error when allocating memory in _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables() function in elf.c within the libbfd library, distributed in GNU Binutils. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Binutils: 2.32
External links
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24233
http://support.f5.com/csp/article/K37121474
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.