Vulnerability identifier: #VU24444
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-835
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 infinite loop when processing ELF files within the find_abstract_instance() function in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd). A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Binutils: 2.32
External links
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078
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.