Vulnerability identifier: #VU88553
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 4.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor:
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak. A local user can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
External links
http://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25362
http://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=805f38bc551de820bcd7b31d3c5731ae27cf853a
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.