CVE-2019-17451 Integer overflow in n/a
An integer overflow in the BFD library causes a segmentation fault, leading to denial of service when processing malicious files.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-17451?
CVE-2019-17451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 10 Oct 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c, as demonstrated by nm.
Weakness: CWE-190
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-17451?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Gnu Binutils, Opensuse Leap.
How do I fix CVE-2019-17451?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-17451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-17451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-17451, GHSA-f35q-5cxw-mfww, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-17451.