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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6543

DEBIAN-CVE-2018-6543 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

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.

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:12binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:11binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:13binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:14binutils0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 2, 2018 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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