### [CVE-2018-6872](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6872)
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### Description

The elf_parse_notes function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation) via a note with a large alignment.

### POC

#### Reference
No PoCs from references.

#### Github
- https://github.com/andir/nixos-issue-db-example
- https://github.com/fokypoky/places-list