SB2018030113 - Denial of service in GNU Binutils 



SB2018030113 - Denial of service in GNU Binutils

Published: March 1, 2018 Updated: March 26, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018030113
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7643)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in the display_debug_ranges function due to the improper processing of crafted ELF files that contain DWARF information. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted ELF file, trigger integer overflow and cause the service to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.