CVE-2019-17451

binutils: integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c

Published Oct 10, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS 2.4% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-7840 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00411}

epss

{'score': 0.00622}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 1:40 AM
Reserved
Oct 10, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 10, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:23 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Oct 7, 2019, 12:00 AM