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CVE-2019-17450

Published: 10 October 2019

find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic
Released (2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3)
disco Ignored
(end of life)
eoan Ignored
(end of life)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
trusty Needed

upstream Needs triage

xenial
Released (2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only)
impish Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(2.34-5ubuntu1)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=063c511bd79281f33fd33f0964541a73511b9e2b

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H