The parse_die function in dwarf1.c in the Binary File... · CVE-2018-7568 · GitHub Advisory Database · GitHub

The parse_die function in dwarf1.c in the Binary File...

Moderate severity Unreviewed Published May 13, 2022 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

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.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database

Feb 28, 2018

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database May 13, 2022

Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

5.5

/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector

Local

Attack complexity

Low

Privileges required

None

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H