Improper Input Validation Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.27-34.base.0.1.el7


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.21% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-BINUTILS-2524771
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed18 Feb 2018

Introduced: 18 Feb 2018

CVE-2018-7208  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 binutils to version 0:2.27-34.base.0.1.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2018-3032.

NVD Description

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

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.