In the coff_pointerize_aux function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, an index is not validated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy of a COFF object.
References
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | |
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html | |
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103077 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 | Third Party Advisory |
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032 | Third Party Advisory |
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 | Third Party Advisory |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22741 | Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
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Information
Published : 2018-02-18 04:29
Updated : 2024-02-04 19:46
NVD link : CVE-2018-7208
Mitre link : CVE-2018-7208
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-7208
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Products Affected
redhat
- enterprise_linux_server
- enterprise_linux_desktop
- enterprise_linux_workstation
gnu
- binutils
CWE
CWE-20
Improper Input Validation