Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. simple_object_elf_match in simple-object-elf.c does not check for a zero shstrndx value, leading to an integer overflow and resultant heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | 2.32 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 16.04 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.0 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00056.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00057.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00058.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109354Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=90924ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2019-07/msg01003.htmlExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190822-0002/Broken Link
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00056.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00057.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-05/msg00058.htmlMailing ListThird Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2019-14250?
CVE-2019-14250 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. simple_object_elf_match in simple-object-elf.c does not check for a zero shstrndx value, leading to an integer overflow a...
How severe is CVE-2019-14250?
CVE-2019-14250 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-14250?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Binutils, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Opensuse Leap.