CVE-2019-9074: canonical ubuntu_linux Out-of-bounds Read
CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9074DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9074
Published 24-02-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-9074 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability in canonical ubuntu_linux. EPSS estimates a 1.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.56%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 8Timeline
- 24-02-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 04-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an out-of-bounds read leading to a SEGV in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c, when called from pex64_get_runtime_function in pei-x86_64.c.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsMedium 5.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Medium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.56%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
75%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.56% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score1.56%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (sourceware.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Netapp2 products
Canonical1 product
- ubuntu_linuxEOL18.04
Debian1 product
- binutils< 2.32.51.20190707-1
Gnu1 product
- binutils2.32
Ubuntu1 product
- binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 | < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
5 vendors · 6 products
References
13 links- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24235X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
