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.

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.

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.

References

GNU Binutils CVE-2018-6872 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

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