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
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (64.7th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 65th percentile — 64.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
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
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190822-0001/ (Third Party Advisory)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K05032915
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.