CVE-2019-9077

Public Exploit

Description

An issue was discovered in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in process_mips_specific in readelf.c via a malformed MIPS option section.

Category

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24243 issue tracking exploit third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107139 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ third party advisory patch
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K00056379 third party advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-9077?
CVE-2019-9077 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-9077?
To fix CVE-2019-9077, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-9077 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-9077 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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