Improper input validation in Binutils - CVE-2018-7208
Published: March 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10837
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7208
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Binutils
Binutils
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the coff_pointerize_aux function in the coffgen.c source code due to insufficient validation of an index. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted COFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a segmentation fault and cause the service to crash.
The weakness exists in the coff_pointerize_aux function in the coffgen.c source code due to insufficient validation of an index. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted COFF file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger a segmentation fault and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-7208
Install update from vendor's website.