An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as…
Priority LOW 33CWE-190Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an integer overflow leading to a SEGV in _bfd_dwarf2_find_nearest_line in dwarf2.c, as demonstrated by nm.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02396 84th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.32 | Vulnerable | GNU |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 15.2 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* | 18.04 | Vulnerable | Canonical |
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.32 Vulnerable ·GNU
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.2 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
Remediation
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2020:1797 Released 2020-04-28 · Red Hat rating Lowbinutils security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) binutils-devel-2.30-73.el8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) binutils-2.30-73.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1797 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1797 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-17451
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f35q-5cxw-mfww
References
Advisory 5
Sources
- CVE-2019-17451 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-17451 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f35q-5cxw-mfww · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2019-17451 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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