CVE-2018-6543

HIGH

GNU Binutils 2.30 - Integer Overflow in load_specific_debug_section

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (5)

Core 5
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22769
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102985

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 34.6%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-190
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.30
Published Feb 02, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026