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CVE-2019-17450

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Date: October 10, 2019

find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

Language: C

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Related Resources (11)

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17450
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-17450
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.html
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2019-17450
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-17450
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2019-17450

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Uncontrolled Recursion

CWE-674

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CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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