CVE-2019-17450

Name: CVE-2019-17450
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2019-10-10T17:15:17.657+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 6.5/10EPSS 2.75%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2019-17450 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.. EPSS estimates a 2.75% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

6.5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS Probability

2.75%

84.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-674

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.32
Opensuse	Leap	15.1
Opensuse	Leap	15.2
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Oct 10, 2019
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-17450?

How severe is CVE-2019-17450?

CVE-2019-17450 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 2.75% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17450?

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Source: NVD / NIST