Description
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.
Published: 2018-12-07
Score: 7.8 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11603 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.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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{'score': 0.00371}

epss

{'score': 0.00423}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T11:51:17.792Z

Reserved: 2018-12-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-19931

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2018-12-07T07:29:00.253

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:58:49.940

Link: CVE-2018-19931

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-11-30T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-19931 - Bugzilla

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