Heap-based buffer over-read in Binutils - CVE-2018-10372
Published: April 26, 2018 / Updated: April 27, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU12279
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-10372
CWE-ID: CWE-126
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Binutils
Binutils
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote unauthenticated attacker to cause Dos condition on the target system.
The weakness exists in the process_cu_tu_index function in the dwarf.c source code file due to improper bounds checking when used to process binary files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted binary file, as demonstrated by readelf, trigger heap-based buffer overread and cause the service to crash.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-10372
Install update from vendor's website.