CVE-2018-19931

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-19931
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-07 07:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:55:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils through 2.31. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in in elfcode.h because the number of program headers is not restricted.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-787

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils All All All All
Application Netapp Vasa Provider All All All All
Application Netapp Vasa Provider All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
GNU Binutils Integer Overflow and Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit MISC sourceware.org Patch, Third Party Advisory
Binutils: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
23942 – Heap overflow bug in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in MISC sourceware.org Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
December 2018 GNU Binutils Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Patch, Third Party Advisory
USN-4336-1: GNU binutils vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2415-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
sourceware.org Git - binutils-gdb.git/commit sourceware.org
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:2432-1: moderate: Security update f SUSE lists.opensuse.org
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 500066 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils
  • 501178 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils-avr
  • 503745 Alpine Linux Security Update for binutils
  • 710158 Gentoo Linux Binutils Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201908-01)
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