In the coff_pointerize_aux function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, an index is not validated, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy of a COFF object.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2018-7208 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
CVSS3 Base Score | 3.3 |
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CVSS3 Base Metrics | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Attack Vector | Local |
Attack Complexity | Low |
Privileges Required | Low |
User Interaction | None |
Scope | Unchanged |
Confidentiality | None |
Integrity Impact | None |
Availability Impact | Low |
Platform | Errata | Release Date |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (binutils) | RHSA-2018:3032 | 2018-10-30 |
Platform | Package | State |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Will not fix |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix |