CVE-2018-20623
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: December 31, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:53 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBinutils
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%
SSVC
PoC
Description
In GNU Binutils 2.31.1, there is a use-after-free in the error function in elfcomm.c when called from the process_archive function in readelf.c via a crafted ELF file.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (6)
Vendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlVendor Advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
Source: [email protected]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106370x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24049x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243SSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
5.5MEDIUMCISA-ADP
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-416
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