CVE-2018-6543
CVSS V2 Medium 6.8
CVSS V3 High 7.8
Description
In GNU Binutils 2.30, there's an integer overflow in the function load_specific_debug_section() in objdump.c, which results in `malloc()` with 0 size. A crafted ELF file allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-6543
- Assigner
- cve@mitre.org
- Vulnerability Status
- Modified
- Published Version
- 2018-02-02T09:29:00
- Last Modified Date
- 2019-10-31T01:15:15
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 6.8
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8.6
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.0
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- NONE
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 7.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 1.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22769 | Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102985 | VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17 | Third Party Advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6543 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-6543 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 17:00:30 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 01:41:12 | 2018-02-02T09:29Z | 2018-02-02T09:29:00 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 01:41:12 | 2019-10-31T01:15:15 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 01:41:12 | Modified | Vulnerability Status | updated |