GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
BID:103103
CVE-2018-6872 |Info
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
| Bugtraq ID: | 103103 |
| Class: | Input Validation Error |
| CVE: |
CVE-2018-6872 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | Feb 09 2018 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Feb 09 2018 12:00AM |
| Credit: | JayZhang |
| Vulnerable: |
GNU Binutils 2.30 |
| Not Vulnerable: | |
Discussion
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
GNU Binutils is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition.
GNU Binutils 2.30 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
GNU Binutils is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.
An attacker can exploit this issue to cause a denial-of-service condition.
GNU Binutils 2.30 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.
Exploit / POC
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.
The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.
Solution / Fix
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.
References
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
References:
References:
- Bug 22788 - AddressSanitizer: SEGV /home/ubuntu/binutils/binutils_git/binutils- (sourceware.org)
- Fix a seg-fault in the ELF note parser when a note with an excessively large ali (sourceware.org)
- GNU Homepage (binutils)