#VU19611 Out-of-bounds read in Binutils - CVE-2019-9074
Published: August 1, 2019 / Updated: January 21, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19611
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-9074
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in bfd_getl32() function in libbfd.c within the libbfd library, distributed in GNU Binutils. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted Excel file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.