CVE-2018-7208
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.20%
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 to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted file, as demonstrated by objcopy of a COFF object.
How to fix CVE-2018-7208
To remediate CVE-2018-7208, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.30-r2 or later
- —upgrade to 2.30-6 or later
Is CVE-2018-7208 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.30-r2
- from 0, < 2.30-6
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |