Improper Input Validation

Affecting binutils package, versions *

Overview

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.

References

• ADVISORY
• CONFIRM
• Debian Security Tracker
• Gentoo Security Advisory
• OpenSuse Security Announcement
• OpenSuse Security Announcement
• REDHAT
• RHSA Security Advisory
• Security Focus