Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:2018200020000000
Revision Date:2018-12-09Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20002 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - low.
Description: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.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-20002
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.10
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) is installed.
  • AND binutils: while related to the CVE in some way, a decision has been made to ignore this issue (note: 'reached end-of-life').
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