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. 21, 2024, 3:58 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2018-19931
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected binutils and Linux packages.
- Upgrade to the latest available versions.
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.
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.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
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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.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5f60af5d24d181371d67534fa273dd221df20c07 Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ -
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]
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.8
Base CVSS Score: 6.8
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.56 }} 0.15%
score
0.67414
percentile