Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <2.32.51.20190707-1


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (56th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN13-BINUTILS-5675703
  • published7 Dec 2018
  • disclosed7 Dec 2018

Introduced: 7 Dec 2018

CVE-2018-19931  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:13 binutils to version 2.32.51.20190707-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:13 relevant fixed versions and status.

An 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.

CVSS Scores

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