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.
Priority: MEDIUM
CVSS v3: 7.8
Component: binutils
Publish Date: Feb 17, 2018
Related ID: --
CVSS v2: HIGH
Modified Date: Feb 21, 2018
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