CVE-2018-10372 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via heap-based buffer over-read in GNU Binutils when processing crafted binary files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10372?
CVE-2018-10372 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 25 Apr 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10372?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Gnu Binutils, Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop, Redhat Enterprise Linux Server, Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation.
How do I fix CVE-2018-10372?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2018-10372 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10372 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10372, GHSA-pw2g-xg7w-mccx, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10372.