GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6543 Integer Overflow Vulnerability

BID:102985

CVE-2018-6543 |

Info

GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6543 Integer Overflow Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 102985
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2018-6543
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 02 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 02 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Ruikai Liu
Vulnerable: GNU Binutils 2.30
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6543 Integer Overflow Vulnerability

GNU Binutils is prone to an integer-overflow vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, resulting in denial-of-service conditions. Due to the nature of this issue, arbitrary code execution may be possible but this has not been confirmed.

GNU Binutils 2.30 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

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GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6543 Integer Overflow Vulnerability

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