CVE-2018-19931

binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_elf32_swap_phdr_in function resulting in a denial of service

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

3.3

CVSS 3.0

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Published · November 30, 2018

Updated · March 5, 2026

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.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.0 · 3.3
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow