CVE-2019-9072

binutils: excessive memory allocation in function setup_group in elf.c

Published Feb 24, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.3% 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 attempted excessive memory allocation in setup_group in elf.c.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18458 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 setup_group in elf.c.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 9:38 PM
Reserved
Feb 23, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Feb 24, 2019, 12:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:43 AM
Severity
Public date
Feb 19, 2019, 12:00 AM