High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Feb 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-7208
CVE-2018-7208
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.
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Affected products
62- osv-coords61 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-aarch64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-arm-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-avr-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-epiphany-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-hppa-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-i386-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ia64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-m68k-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-mips-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc64le-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-riscv64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-rx-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-s390x-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc64-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-sparc-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.1pkg:rpm/opensuse/gdb&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/opensuse/gdb&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/opensuse/gdb-testresults&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.5pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%204pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Package%20Hub%2015%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP1-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-BCLpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP1pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/binutils&distro=SUSE%20OpenStack%20Cloud%207pkg:rpm/suse/cross-ppc-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/cross-spu-binutils&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Enterprise%20Storage%207.1pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-ESPOSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP2-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP3-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015%20SP4-LTSSpkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP5pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP2pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/gdb&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP5
< 2.32-lp150.10.1+ 60 more
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp150.10.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.37-1.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-lp151.3.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.1-6.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-7.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-6.3.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-7.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-6.8.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.32-7.5.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2.31-9.26.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.1-2.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.1-2.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150100.8.39.1
- (no CPE)range: < 13.2-150400.15.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 12.1-2.20.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
7- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103077nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327nvdThird Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032nvdThird Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17nvdThird Party Advisory
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlnvd
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlnvd
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