CVE-2019-9070 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.8 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer over-read in GNU libiberty allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted input.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-9070?

CVE-2019-9070 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 24 Feb 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer over-read in d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c after many recursive calls.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9070?

It affects 4 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller, Gnu Binutils, Netapp Element Software Management.

How do I fix CVE-2019-9070?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-9070 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9070 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9070, GHSA-7j27-3j2r-jhhj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9070.

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