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CVE-2018-7642

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 attacker…

Impact

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.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versions
GnuBinutils
Version 2.30
RedhatEnterprise Linux Desktop
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Server
Version 7.0
RedhatEnterprise Linux Workstation
Version 7.0

Weakness classification

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