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CVE-2019-9070

20
FAUCET Score

CVE-2019-9070 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in GNU libiberty, specifically within the d_expression_1 function in cp-demangle.c, affecting GNU Binutils 2.32 and products from Canonical, F5, and NetApp. It carries a CVSSv3.1 score of 7.8 (High), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and 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, suggesting a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.32CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
16.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:esm:*:*:*
18.04CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:f5:traffix_signaling_delivery_controller:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.80%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
76.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0180 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (6)

microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: 17076-16820Fixed in: 2.32-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: cm1 binutils 2.32-3 on CBL Mariner 1.0Fixed in: 2.32-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 x64Fixed in: 2.32-3
microsoftpatch availablevia msrc
Product: CBL Mariner 1.0 ARMFixed in: 2.32-3
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: binutils
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: binutils

Vendor Advisories (3)

microsoft2020-Sep/CVE-2019-9070

CVE-2019-9070

Sep 8, 2020
redhatCVE-2019-9070Low

binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c

Feb 18, 2019
microsoft2019-Feb/CVE-2019-9070Important

An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer over-read in d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c after many recursive calls.

Feb 12, 2019

References

gcc.gnu.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/202107-24
Third Party Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190314-0003
PatchThird Party Advisory
sourceware.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
support.f5.com / csp/article/K13534168
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4326-1
Third Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4336-1
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/107147
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry