Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-19931
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.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:1.47%
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | all |
| netapp | vasa_provider | all |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.468%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-12-07T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-12-07T07:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-12-07 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T11:51:17 |
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