PT-2018-3965
CVE-2018-19932
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Published
2018-11-20
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Updated
2026-09-18
Description by
CVSS 2.0
7.8
HighMetricsAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GNU Binutils versions through 2.31
Description
An issue in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, specifically in the elf.c component, is related to the IS CONTAINED BY LMA macro. This issue causes an integer overflow and an infinite loop. The exploitation of this issue can lead to a denial of service by a remote attacker.
Recommendations
For GNU Binutils versions through 2.31, consider updating to a version that addresses the integer overflow and infinite loop issue caused by the IS CONTAINED BY LMA macro in elf.c.
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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