CVE-2018-7570
published 2018-02-28CVE-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…
PriorityP418medium5.5CVSS 3.0
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.51%
71.7th percentile
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.
Affected
6 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.30-6 (bookworm) | binutils 2.30-6 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-6 | 2.30-6 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-6 | 2.30-6 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-6 | 2.30-6 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-6 | 2.30-6 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.05.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-84mp-28c6-p4qw: The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-84mp-28c6-p4qw: The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf
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.
OSV
CVE-2018-7570: The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf
osv·2018-02-28·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-7570: The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf
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.
Red Hat
binutils: NULL pointer dereference the assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in libbfd library
vendor_redhat·2018-02-26·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference the assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in libbfd library
binutils: NULL pointer dereference the assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in libbfd library
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.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: binutils220 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Debian
CVE-2018-7570: binutils - The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.c in the Binary ...
vendor_debian·2018·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-7570: binutils - The assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in elf.c in the Binary ...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.30-6)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.30-6)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.30-6)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.30-6)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.30-6)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7570 binutils: NULL pointer dereference the assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in libbfd library
bugzilla·2018-03-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-7570 binutils: NULL pointer dereference the assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in libbfd library
CVE-2018-7570 binutils: NULL pointer dereference the assign_file_positions_for_non_load_sections function in libbfd library
A flaw was found in 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 from commit f2731e0c374e5323ce4cdae2bcc7b7fe22da1a6f to
01f7e10cf2dcf403462b2feed06c43135651556d. It allows 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
References:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22881
Patch:
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=01f7e10cf2dcf403462b2feed06c43135651556d
Discussion:
Created binutils tracking bugs for this is
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7570 CVE-2018-7642 CVE-2018-7643 mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-7570 CVE-2018-7642 CVE-2018-7643 mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
CVE-2018-7570 CVE-2018-7642 CVE-2018-7643 mingw-binutils: various flaws [epel-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of epel-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
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the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
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NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versi
Bugzilla
CVE-2018-7570 CVE-2018-7642 CVE-2018-7643 binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2018-03-05·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2018-7570 [MEDIUM] CVE-2018-7570 CVE-2018-7642 CVE-2018-7643 binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2018-7570 CVE-2018-7642 CVE-2018-7643 binutils: various flaws [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported version
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22881https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=01f7e10cf2dcf403462b2feed06c43135651556dhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlhttps://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22881https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=01f7e10cf2dcf403462b2feed06c43135651556d
2018-02-28
Published