CVE-2018-7569 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via integer underflow or overflow in the BFD library when processing corrupt DWARF blocks in ELF 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-2018-7569?
CVE-2018-7569 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, published on 28 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
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 (integer underflow or overflow, and application crash) via an ELF file with a corrupt DWARF FORM block, as demonstrated by nm.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7569?
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-2018-7569?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-7569 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7569 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-7569, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7569, GHSA-q9f4-96w8-25fw, UBUNTU-CVE-2018-7569.