Medium severity5.5OSV Advisory· Published Dec 10, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-20002

Description

The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.

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Affected products

GNU/BinutilsOSV2 versions
binutils-2_31, gdb-4_18-branchpoint, gdb-7.10-branchpoint, …+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: binutils-2_31, gdb-4_18-branchpoint, gdb-7.10-branchpoint, …
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
NetApp/Vasa Provider
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=7.2
GNU/Binary File Descriptor (BFD) libraryllm-fuzzy
Range: <=2.31

Patches

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References

security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/nvdPatchThird Party Advisory
sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/106142nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089nvdThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01nvd
usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/nvd

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