Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils-devel package, versions <0:2.27-34.base.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-BINUTILSDEVEL-2105958
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Feb 2018

Introduced: 26 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-7569  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:7 binutils-devel to version 0:2.27-34.base.el7 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils-devel package and not the binutils-devel package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

dwarf2.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 (integer underflow or overflow, and application crash) via an ELF file with a corrupt DWARF FORM block, as demonstrated by nm.