Vulnerability Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c, as demonstrated by nm.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | 2.32 |
| Opensuse | Leap | 15.1 |
| Canonical | Ubuntu Linux | 18.04 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25070ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=336bfbeb1848f4b9558
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third 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
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25070ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=336bfbeb1848f4b9558
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2019-17451?
CVE-2019-17451 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in d...
How severe is CVE-2019-17451?
CVE-2019-17451 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2019-17451?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Binutils, Opensuse Leap, Canonical Ubuntu Linux.