CVE-2018-7570 Null dereference in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted ELF file in the BFD library, affecting systems using GNU Binutils.
- 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-2018-7570?
CVE-2018-7570 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
The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.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 an ELF file with a RELRO segment that lacks a matching LOAD segment, as demonstrated by objcopy.
Weakness: CWE-476
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7570?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Binutils.
How do I fix CVE-2018-7570?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2018-7570 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7570 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gnu Binutils
Sources
Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2018-7570, DEBIAN-CVE-2018-7570, GHSA-84mp-28c6-p4qw.