CVE-2018-7570

Medium

Description

The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.

SeverityMedium

CVSS5.5

Exploit probability—

Product

Gnu Binutils

PublishedFeb 28, 2018

First seenFeb 28, 2018

How to fix

Vendor advisories

security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
gnu binutils	2.30	—

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