CVE-2018-6543

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-6543
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-02-02 09:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-31 01:15:00 UTC
DescriptionIn GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-190

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Gnu Binutils 2.30 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.30 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6543 Integer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org Third Party Advisory
22769 – crash when running 32-bit objdump on corrupted file MISC sourceware.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 199808 Ubuntu Security Notification for GNU binutils Vulnerabilities (USN-6413-1)
  • 710297 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple Vulnerabilities (GLSA 201811-17)
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