Description
The swap_std_reloc_in function in aoutx.h 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 (aout_32_swap_std_reloc_out NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objcopy.
Published: 2018-03-02
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19361 The swap_std_reloc_in function in aoutx.h 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 (aout_32_swap_std_reloc_out NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objcopy.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Gnu Binutils
Redhat Enterprise Linux Enterprise Linux Desktop Enterprise Linux Server Enterprise Linux Workstation
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T06:31:05.080Z

Reserved: 2018-03-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-7642

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-03-02T15:29:00.447

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:12:27.760

Link: CVE-2018-7642

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-02-24T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-7642 - Bugzilla

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