CVE-2018-19931: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Write
CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesALPINE-CVE-2018-19931UBUNTU-CVE-2018-19931DEBIAN-CVE-2018-19931
Published 07-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-19931 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.61%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 8 · Related 8Timeline
- 07-12-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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 metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 4 agree
- OSV · AlpineEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.8HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Medium 6.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.61%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.61% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.61%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Alpine1 product
- binutils< 2.32-r0
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL18.04
Debian1 product
- binutils< 2.32.51.20190707-1
Gnu1 product
- binutils≤ 2.31
Netapp1 product
- vasa_provider≥ 7.2 (No fix recorded)
Ubuntu1 product
- binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 | < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
6 vendors · 6 products
References
14 links- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23942X Refsource MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken Link
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEBroken Link
