Out-of-bounds Read in GNU Binutils
CVE-2019-9074
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an out-of-bounds read leading to a SEGV in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c, when called from pex64_get_runtime_function in pei-x86_64.c.
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: 0.016 (74.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.32
- NetApp Hci Management Node
- NetApp Solidfire
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 18.04
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
- support.f5.com/csp/article/K09092524 (Third Party Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.html (vendor-advisory, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9074?
- CVE-2019-9074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9074?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-9074 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.