CVE-2018-7568

binutils: integer overflow via an ELF file with corrupt dwarf1 debug information in libbfd library

Published Feb 28, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
The parse_die function in dwarf1.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 overflow and application crash) via an ELF file with corrupt dwarf1 debug information, as demonstrated by nm.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-19293 The parse_die function in dwarf1.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 overflow and application crash) via an ELF file with corrupt dwarf1 debug information, as demonstrated by nm.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 6:31 AM
Reserved
Feb 28, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 28, 2018, 9:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:03 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Feb 26, 2018, 12:00 AM