Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2018-19931
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 heade…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.016 (73.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils
- Netapp Vasa_provider
- Canonical Ubuntu_linux — versions 18.04
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, Broken Link, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, Broken Link, x_refsource_SUSE)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_UBUNTU, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-19931?
- CVE-2018-19931 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-12-07.
- How severe is CVE-2018-19931?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-19931 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.