CVE-2019-9077 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.32, specifically within the process_mips_specific function in readelf.c, triggered by a malformed MIPS option section. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring user interaction to exploit. Despite its severity, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
2.32CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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 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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CVE-2019-9077
Aug 11, 2020binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in function process_mips_specific in readelf.c
Feb 20, 2019An issue was discovered in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in process_mips_specific in readelf.c via a malformed MIPS option section.
Feb 12, 2019