CVE-2018-10535

binutils: NULL pointer dereference in elf.c

Published Apr 29, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 2.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The ignore_section_sym function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, does not validate the output_section pointer in the case of a symtab entry with a "SECTION" type that has a "0" value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-2607 The ignore_section_sym function in elf.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, does not validate the output_section pointer in the case of a symtab entry with a "SECTION" type that has a "0" value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:39 AM
Reserved
Apr 29, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 29, 2018, 3:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:34 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 24, 2018, 12:00 AM