CVE-2019-9073

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

Published Feb 24, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.1% 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 _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.c.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-18459 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 _bfd_elf_slurp_version_tables in elf.c.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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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