Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils package, versions <2.30-6
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- published2 Mar 2018
- disclosed2 Mar 2018
Introduced: 2 Mar 2018
CVE-2018-7643 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable binutils to version 2.30-6 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.
The display_debug_ranges function in dwarf.c in GNU Binutils 2.30 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objdump.
References
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-7643
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-7643
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22905
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103264
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-7643