CVE-2019-17451 is an integer overflow vulnerability found in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library, specifically in GNU Binutils 2.32, affecting various distributions including Canonical, GNU, and OpenSUSE. This flaw can lead to a segmentation fault (SEGV) in the _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line function, resulting in a denial of service. With a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), it can be triggered remotely with low attack complexity, requiring user interaction, and primarily impacts availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
15.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVE-2019-17451
Aug 11, 2020An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c as demonstrated by nm.
Oct 8, 2019binutils: integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c
Oct 7, 2019