Gnu · Gnu Binutils · CVE-2018-7208
**Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions**
GNU Binutils version 2.30
**Description**
The issue is related to the coff pointerize aux function in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, where an index is not validated. This allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, potentially leading to a segmentation fault, or possibly have other unspecified impacts via a crafted file. For example, this can be demonstrated by objcopy of a COFF object.
**Recommendations**
For GNU Binutils version 2.30, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version allows for potential denial of service or other impacts due to the lack of index validation in the coff pointerize aux function. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.