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CVE-2018-7570

CVE-2018-7570 REJECTED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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.

EPSS 1.48% · 72.4th percentile

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
1.48%
72.4th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:20.04:LTSbinutils2.33.1-1ubuntu1, 2.33.1-5ubuntu1, 2.33.1-6ubuntu1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.37-9ubuntu1, 2.37-10ubuntu1, 2.37.50.20220106-2ubuntu1
Ubuntu:18.04:LTSbinutils2.30-5ubuntu1, 2.30-7ubuntu1, 2.30-9ubuntu1

Timeline

  • Feb 28, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Aug 25, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Dec 28, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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