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MEDIUM
CVE-2019-9072
Binary File Descriptor (BFD) Excessive Memory Allocation
Description

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an attempted excessive memory allocation in setup_group in elf.c.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 24, 2019, 12:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 10, 2021, 8:06 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9072 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 Netapp hci_management_node
2 Netapp solidfire
1 Gnu binutils
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-2019-9072.

URL Resource
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89396 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24232 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24237 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12541829 Third Party Advisory

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-2019-9072 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9072 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
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 No Types Assigned https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12541829 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12541829 Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 10, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Aug. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-770
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 23, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K12541829 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:element_software_management:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 15, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 25, 2019

    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:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24232 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24232 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24237 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24237 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89396 No Types Assigned https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89396 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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-2019-9072 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

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

0.38 }} 0.11%

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