CVE-2019-12972: Medium severity binutils vulnerability

Published Jun 26, 2019
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in bfddoprnt in bfd.c because elfobjectp in elfcode.h mishandles an eshstrndx section of type SHTGROUP by omitting a trailing '\0' character.

Other sources

GNU binutils is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer over-read in the bfddoprnt in bfd.c of libbfd. By using a specially-crafted file, a local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the application to crash.

IBM

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
GNU binutils=2.32
openSUSE Leap=15.1
openSUSE Leap=15.2
Canonical Ubuntu Linux=18.04
debian/binutils
2.35.2-22.40-22.44-3

Event History

Jun 26, 2019
CVE Published
via MITRE·01:27 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·01:27 PM
Description
Jan 11, 2024
Data Sourced
via Launchpad·11:16 PM
Description
Sep 16, 2024
Data Sourced
via Ubuntu·02:10 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityAffected Software
May 2, 2025
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software

Parent advisories

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the vulnerability ID for this issue?

The vulnerability ID for this issue is CVE-2019-12972.

2

What is the affected software?

The affected software is GNU Binutils version 2.32.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2019-12972?

The severity of CVE-2019-12972 is not specified.

4

How does CVE-2019-12972 occur?

CVE-2019-12972 occurs due to a heap-based buffer over-read in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library.

5

Is there a fix available for CVE-2019-12972?

Yes, a fix is available for CVE-2019-12972. Users should update to version 2.32.51.20190707-1 of the Ubuntu binutils package.

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