gdb: buffer overflow while opening an ELF for debugging leads to Dos, information dislosure and code execution
Published Jul 24, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 2.63%
Description
GNU gdb All versions is affected by: Buffer Overflow - Out of bound memory access. The impact is: Deny of Service, Memory Disclosure, and Possible Code Execution. The component is: The main gdb module. The attack vector is: Open an ELF for debugging. The fixed version is: Not fixed yet.
Affected products
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- Version All versions (At least as of date 2018-09-16)StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
gdb-0:8.2-11.el8
Fixed · RHSA-2020:1635
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
gdb
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
gdb
Out of support scope
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
gdb
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | gdb-0:8.2-11.el8 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:1635 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | gdb | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | gdb | Out of support scope | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | gdb | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 2, 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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.63% (0.02628) | 84.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.65% (0.02650) | 83.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00397) | 58.46th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 49.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 17, 2024 | 0.13% (0.00132) | 48.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00093) | 38.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.72% (0.01719) | 76.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.72% (0.01719) | 74.06th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.00% (0.04001) | 67.79th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 11.77% (0.11772) | 88.48th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 11.77% (0.11772) | 88.34th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 81.30th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 2.89% (0.02888) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00028.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00029.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109367 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-1010180 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1740615 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-1010180
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202003-31 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23657 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-1010180
Change history (0)
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