Denial of service in GNU Binutils
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2018-18309 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Binutils Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
| Vendor | GNU |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Memory corruption
EUVDB-ID: #VU15370
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18309
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to invalid memory address dereference in the read_relocfunction, as defined in the reloc.c source code after boundary error in the _bfd_clear_contents function. A local attacker can submit malicious input using the objdump command, trigger a segmentation fault and cause the affected application to crash.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsBinutils: 2.31
External linkshttp://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23770
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
