CVE-2019-9075 Memory corruption in n/a
A heap-based buffer overflow in the BFD library allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via crafted archive files.
- 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-2019-9075?
CVE-2019-9075 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 the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in archive64.c.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-9075?
It affects 18 products.
Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, F5 Big-Ip Access Policy Manager, F5 Big-Ip Advanced Firewall Manager, F5 Big-Ip Analytics, F5 Big-Ip Application Acceleration Manager, F5 Big-Ip Application Security Manager and 12 more.
How do I fix CVE-2019-9075?
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-2019-9075 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-9075 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Canonical Ubuntu Linux
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9075, GHSA-h4h3-65xg-3jpj, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9075.