Vulnerability identifier: #VU10366

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6543

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GNU

Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the load_specific_debug_section function in GNU Binutilsdue to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can submit a specially crafted Executable and Linkable Format (ELF) file, trigger integer overflow and cause the service to crash.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Binutils: 2.30

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External links
http://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=35f48e217ab6f909510bf9ca07325ec1...

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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.