Out-of-bounds Read in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2019-1010204
GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff header field must be opened.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.011 (62.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils
- Gnu Binutils_gold
- Gnu Binutils Gold — versions gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils v2.21-v2.31.1)
- Netapp Hci_management_node
- Netapp Solidfire
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- josh@bress.net (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- josh@bress.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- josh@bress.net (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-1010204?
- CVE-2019-1010204 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-07-23.
- How severe is CVE-2019-1010204?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-1010204 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.