#VU24445 Integer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2019-17451 

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#VU24445 Integer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2019-17451

Published: January 21, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU24445
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17451
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line() function in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd). A remote attacker can #CONDITION2#, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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