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7.8high

CVE-2018-6543

In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` w…

Published 8 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
2.3%
percentile 83%
Public exploits
0
none known

In 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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

2.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.8CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.06.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

  • sourceware.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22769 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • security.gentoo.org /glsa/201811-17 · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/102985 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred
  • lists.opensuse.org /opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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