GNU binutils Comparison ELF File out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils and classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Comparison. Such manipulation as part of ELF File leads to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-1010204. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils (Programming Tool Software) (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component Comparison. The manipulation as part of a ELF File leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

GNU binutils gold gold v1.11-v1.16 (GNU binutils v2.21-v2.31.1) is affected by: Improper Input Validation, Signed/Unsigned Comparison, Out-of-bounds Read. The impact is: Denial of service. The component is: gold/fileread.cc:497, elfcpp/elfcpp_file.h:644. The attack vector is: An ELF file with an invalid e_shoff header field must be opened.

The weakness was shared 07/23/2019. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-1010204 since 03/20/2019. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 236727 (Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0120: binutils (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0120)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (236727). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 236727
Nessus Name: Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0120: binutils (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0120)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/20/2019 🔍
07/23/2019 +125 days 🔍
07/23/2019 +0 days 🔍
05/16/2025 +2124 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: K05032915
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2019-1010204 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-1010204
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-138464

Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2019 21:27
Updated: 05/16/2025 15:53
Changes: 07/23/2019 21:27 (54), 07/09/2020 17:47 (1), 11/06/2023 06:22 (4), 05/16/2025 15:53 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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