CVE-2018-10373 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted binary file due to a NULL pointer dereference in the BFD library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2018-10373?
CVE-2018-10373 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 25 Apr 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
concat_filename in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted binary file, as demonstrated by nm-new.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10373?
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-2018-10373?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2018-10373 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10373 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2018-10373, GHSA-rrxh-mjgv-hp46, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-10373.