CVE-2018-19931
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CVE-2018-19931 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h because the number of program headers is not restricted.. EPSS estimates a 1.47% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h because the number of program headers is not restricted.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | <= 2.31 |
| Netapp | Vasa Provider | >= 7.2 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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