The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2018-12-10T02:00:00

Updated: 2020-04-29T02:06:17

Reserved: 2018-12-09T00:00:00


Link: CVE-2018-20002

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-10T02:29:00.390

Modified: 2023-11-07T02:56:07.323


Link: CVE-2018-20002

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