Integer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2019-14444
Published: August 1, 2019 / Updated: January 21, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU19615
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.3 [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]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-14444
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in apply_relocations() function in readelf.c. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted ELF file, trick the victim to use it, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Binutils
Gentoo Linux
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
HPE Helion Openstack
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Opensuse
binutils
binutils-debuginfo
binutils-debugsource
binutils-devel
libctf-nobfd0
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
libctf0
libctf0-debuginfo
binutils-gold
binutils-gold-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
Gentoo Linux
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
HPE Helion Openstack
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit
Opensuse
binutils
binutils-debuginfo
binutils-debugsource
binutils-devel
libctf-nobfd0
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo
libctf0
libctf0-debuginfo
binutils-gold
binutils-gold-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource
cross-spu-binutils
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource
How to mitigate CVE-2019-14444
Install update from vendor's website.
Binutils - update to 2.33.1
binutils - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-debugsource - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-devel - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf-nobfd0 - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf0 - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf0-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-gold - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-gold-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-ppc-binutils - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-spu-binutils - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-debugsource - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-devel - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf-nobfd0 - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf-nobfd0-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf0 - update to 2.37-9.39.1
libctf0-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-gold - update to 2.37-9.39.1
binutils-gold-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-ppc-binutils - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-ppc-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-spu-binutils - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-spu-binutils-debuginfo - update to 2.37-9.39.1
cross-spu-binutils-debugsource - update to 2.37-9.39.1