binutils: Integer overflow due to the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA macro resulting in a denial of service
Published Dec 7, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.99%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils through 2.31. There is an integer overflow and infinite loop caused by the IS_CONTAINED_BY_LMA macro in elf.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- ≥ 7.2
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils220
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mingw-binutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mingw-binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This vulnerability was rated as LOW severity because it requires the victim to open a specially crafted file, it does not lead to system compromise, it can cause the application to enter an infinite loop, resulting in a temporary denial of service.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01993) | 79.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01993) | 79.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.28% (0.03284) | 87.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.99% (0.01993) | 79.77th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 79.17th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 87.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 79.07th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 87.47th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.98% (0.01977) | 78.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03257) | 87.42th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.91% (0.01908) | 77.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00184) | 37.91th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 50.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 1, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 48.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00114) | 43.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 35.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 48.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106144 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19932 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1658949 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19932
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0004/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23932 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=beab453223769279cc1cef68a1622ab8978641f7 x_refsource_MISC
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19932
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