Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.30.90.20180627-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.68% (81st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-BINUTILS-403790
  • published25 Apr 2018
  • disclosed25 Apr 2018

Introduced: 25 Apr 2018

CVE-2018-10372  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable binutils to version 2.30.90.20180627-1 or higher.

NVD Description

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

process_cu_tu_index in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer over-read and application crash) via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by readelf.