CVE-2018-7208 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted COFF file due to an unvalidated index in the BFD library.
- 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-2018-7208?
CVE-2018-7208 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 18 Feb 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
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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7208?
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-2018-7208?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-7208 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7208 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-7208, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7208, GHSA-6p42-xfj6-9ggh, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7208.