VMware Tanzu products update for GNU binutils

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU19572

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1010204

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the improper processing of Executable Linkable Format (ELF) files with invalid "e_shoff" header fields in the "gold/fileread.cc:497" and "elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644" files. A remote attacker can trick a victim to open a specially crafted ELF file, cause an out-of-bounds read condition and perform a denial of service attack on the target system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: All versions

VMware Tanzu Operations Manager: 2.9 - 2.10.38

Tanzu Greenplum for Kubernetes: 1.0.0 - 1.13.0

Isolation Segment: All versions

External links

http://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-5349-1

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

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.