CVE-2018-19931 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (libbfd), part of GNU Binutils through version 2.31, due to unrestricted program header numbers. This vulnerability affects various distributions of Binutils, including those from Canonical, GNU, and NetApp. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), successful exploitation requires user interaction and local access, potentially leading to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 7.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* | ||
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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