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    CVE-2018-6543

    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.

    Published:Feb 1, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Feb 2, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.00136
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Binutils

    Exploits

    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22769https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22769

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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