7.8
HIGH
CVE-2018-19931
"GNU Binutils ELF32 Program Header Overflow"
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 7, 2018, 7:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:55 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19931 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Gnu binutils
1 Netapp vasa_provider
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-19931.

URL Resource
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html Broken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html Broken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 Broken Link Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ Third Party Advisory

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-19931 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-19931 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html No Types Assigned http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ No Types Assigned https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-119 CWE-787
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 05, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 31, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 28, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07 Patch https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:vasa_provider:*:*:*:*:*:clustered_data_ontap:*:* versions from (including) 7.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 22, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07 Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.31
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-19931 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-19931 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.18 }} 0.03%

score

0.54225

percentile

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