# CVE-2018-7642: The swap\_std\_reloc\_in function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, all

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2018-03-02 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The swap_std_reloc_in function in aoutx.h in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (aout_32_swap_std_reloc_out NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted ELF file, as demonstrated by objcopy.

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## References

- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=116acb2c268c89c89186673a7c92620d21825b25
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3032
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201811-17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=22887
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html

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