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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-6543 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
This issue did not affect the versions of binutils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7.
NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| CVSS3 Base Score | 5.3 |
|---|---|
| CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L |
| Attack Vector | Local |
| Attack Complexity | Low |
| Privileges Required | None |
| User Interaction | Required |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | Low |
| Integrity Impact | Low |
| Availability Impact | Low |
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Not affected |
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