CVE-2018-10535

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.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.08%
Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23113 third party advisory issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104021 third party advisory vdb entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-10535?
CVE-2018-10535 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-10535?
To fix CVE-2018-10535, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-10535 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-10535 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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