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CVE-2018-7642

CVE-2018-7642 PUBLISHED

The swap_std_reloc_in function in aoutx.h 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 (aout_32_swap_std_reloc_out NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objcopy.

EPSS 0.22% · 44.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.22%
44.2th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSbinutils0, 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1, 2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSbinutils2.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu1, 2.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu2, *

Timeline

  • Mar 2, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
  • Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
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