VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2019-17450

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.

MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.75%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.75%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS: 2.75% probability · 85th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-674
Affected: gnu/binutils · opensuse/leap · canonical/ubuntu linux
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.