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CVE-2018-6759

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 2.09%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-02-06 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE
CVE-2018-6759
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
2.09%

Original NVD Description

The bfd_get_debug_link_info_1 function in opncls.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, has an unchecked strnlen operation. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) via a crafted ELF file.