Out-of-bounds read in Binutils - CVE-2019-9070

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c after many recursive calls in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

Affected software

How to mitigate CVE-2019-9070

External References

• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89395
• https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24229
• https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13534168

Related Security Bulletins

• Multiple vulnerabilities in GNU Binutils
• Gentoo update for Binutils