Vulnerability in F5 Traffix_signaling_delivery_controller

CVE-2018-20002

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 consumptio…

EPSS: 0.018 (76.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-20002?
CVE-2018-20002 is a medium-severity vulnerability in F5 Traffix_signaling_delivery_controller, classified under Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-12-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-20002?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-20002 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.