CVE-2018-7208
In the coff_pointerize_aux function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, an index is not validated, which allows remote attackers
02 Description
In the coff_pointerize_aux function in coffgen.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, an index is not validated, which allows remote attackers
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 2.21% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 82.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2018-02-18 04:00Z8 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 06:24Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-02-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 457e55d74d97f4109a4f3eb7278733a151f456149081239f720bd41e124368ee
05 Affected products
06 References
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22741
- access.redhat.comRHSA-2018:3032https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201811-17https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- www.securityfocus.com103077http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103077
- access.redhat.comRHBA-2019:0327https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2415http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2019:2432http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- binutils Fixed in 2.30-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- binutils Fixed in 2.30-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- binutils Fixed in 2.30-6
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS
- binutils No fix yet
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS
- binutils Fixed in 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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