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CVE-2018-6543 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html CVE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 CVEThird Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22769 CVEExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102985 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-190Integer Overflow or Wraparound[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
gnu binutils
2.30

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

9 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-6543
NVD Published Date:
Feb 2, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-6543 Details - Not Deferred