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binutils: Crash in elf.c:bfd_section_from_shdr() with crafted executable

🗓️ 30 Oct 2018 17:30:15Reported by RedHatType 
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Binutils elf.c crash in bfd_section_from_shdr with crafted executable, denial of service via large attribute section.

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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Multiple Security vulnerabilities have been fixed in the IBM Security Access Manager Appliance
30 May 201921:45
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerabilities in GNU binutils affect PowerKVM
17 Dec 201814:20
–ibm
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2018-8945
22 Mar 201821:29
–attackerkb
AlpineLinux		CVE-2018-8945
22 Mar 201821:00
–alpinelinux
BDU FSTEC		The vulnerability of the bfd_section_from_shdr function in the bfd/elf.c component of the GNU Binutils development environment allows a attacker to trigger a service failure.
14 Nov 202300:00
–bdu_fstec
Tenable Nessus		CentOS 7 : binutils (CESA-2018:3032)
16 Nov 201800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2018-1400)
10 Dec 201800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP2 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2018-1426)
28 Dec 201800:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS 2.0 SP5 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-1019)
14 Feb 201900:00
–nessus
Tenable Nessus		EulerOS Virtualization 2.5.4 : binutils (EulerOS-SA-2019-1219)
9 Apr 201900:00
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64binutils0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-0:2.27-34.base.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64binutils0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-0:2.27-34.base.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64lebinutils0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-0:2.27-34.base.el7.ppc64le.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7s390xbinutils0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-0:2.27-34.base.el7.s390x.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7x86_64binutils0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-0:2.27-34.base.el7.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7aarch64binutils-debuginfo0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-debuginfo-0:2.27-34.base.el7.aarch64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7i686binutils-debuginfo0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-debuginfo-0:2.27-34.base.el7.i686.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppcbinutils-debuginfo0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-debuginfo-0:2.27-34.base.el7.ppc.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64binutils-debuginfo0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-debuginfo-0:2.27-34.base.el7.ppc64.rpm
Red Hat Enterprise Linux7ppc64lebinutils-debuginfo0:2.27-34.base.el7binutils-debuginfo-0:2.27-34.base.el7.ppc64le.rpm
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04 Mar 2026 20:53Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 35.5
EPSS0.02057
CWE-400
binary utilitieself format crashbfd library vulnerabilitycrafted executablelarge attribute section
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