#VU10319 Integer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2018-6323
Published: January 29, 2018 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10319
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6323
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the elf_object_p function of the elfcode.h source code in the GNU Binutils binary file descriptor library due to integer overflow condition. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted ELF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the elf_object_p function of the elfcode.h source code in the GNU Binutils binary file descriptor library due to integer overflow condition. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted ELF file, trigger memory corruption and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.