#VU10366 Integer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2018-6543
Published: February 5, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU10366
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-6543
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit 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 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.
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.