Current Description
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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
02/28/2018
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Analysis Description
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.
Source:
MITRE
Description Last Modified:
02/28/2018
Impact
CVSS v3.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
5.5 MEDIUM
Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
(V3 legend)
Impact Score:
3.6
Exploitability Score:
1.8
Attack Vector (AV):
Local
Attack Complexity (AC):
Low
Privileges Required (PR):
None
User Interaction (UI):
Required
Scope (S):
Unchanged
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
High
CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:
Base Score:
4.3 MEDIUM
Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
(V2 legend)
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
Access Vector (AV):
Network
Access Complexity (AC):
Medium
Authentication (AU):
None
Confidentiality (C):
None
Integrity (I):
None
Availability (A):
Partial
Additional Information:
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
Allows disruption of service
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Change History
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Initial Analysis -
3/23/2018 11:59:42 AM
| Action |
Type |
Old Value |
New Value |
| Added |
CPE Configuration |
|
OR
*cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
| Added |
CVSS V2 |
|
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) |
| Added |
CVSS V2 Metadata |
|
Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism |
| Added |
CVSS V3 |
|
AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| Added |
CWE |
|
CWE-476 |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22881 No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22881 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory |
| Changed |
Reference Type |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=01f7e10cf2dcf403462b2feed06c43135651556d No Types Assigned |
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=01f7e10cf2dcf403462b2feed06c43135651556d Patch |