CVE-2018-7570

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…

published February 28, 2018

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
73.5
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01479 · 73.5th percentile
Published
2018-02-28T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 28 FEB 21:00Z
    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…
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