UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20671

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20671

    Published: 4 Jan 2019Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-20671

    Summary:

    Details: load_specific_debug_section in objdump.c in GNU Binutils through 2.31.1 contains an integer overflow vulnerability that can trigger a heap-based buffer overflow via a crafted section size.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20671, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6413-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20671

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+esm5?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5

    Affected versions

    2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
    2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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