Resource exhaustion in GNU Binutils
CVE-2019-9076
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an attempted excessive memory allocation in elf_read_notes in elf.c.
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: 0.013 (71.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 71.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.013 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.32
- NetApp Element Software Management
Weakness classification (CWE)
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/K44650639 (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-9076?
- CVE-2019-9076 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2019-9076?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.