5.5
MEDIUM CVSS 3.1
CVE-2019-9076
Cisco Binutils Infinite Memory Allocation Vulnerability
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 elf_read_notes in elf.c.

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Published Date :

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

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:50 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

No
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-9076 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 Gnu binutils
1 Netapp element_software_management
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
A memory allocation vulnerability exists in GNU Binutils, which could allow for a denial of service.
  • Upgrade GNU Binutils to a version greater than or equal to 2.35.2.
  • Update the affected packages.
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-2019-9076.

URL Resource
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=24238 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44650639 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=24238 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44650639 Third Party Advisory
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-9076 is associated with the following CWEs:

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-2019-9076 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-9076 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24238
    Added Reference https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44650639
  • 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/K44650639 No Types Assigned https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K44650639 Third Party Advisory
  • 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/K44650639 [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=24238 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24238 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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 5.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 4.3
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.20 }} -0.09%

score

0.39678

percentile