binutils: heap-based buffer over-read in function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c
Published Feb 24, 2019
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.64%
Description
An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer over-read in d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c after many recursive calls.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 16.04
- 18.04
Configuration 4
- ≥ 5.0.0 · ≤ 5.1.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
binutils
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | binutils | Not affected | 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:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 3, 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 3, 2026 | 1.64% (0.01640) | 75.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.80% (0.01802) | 75.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00322) | 52.99th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.31% (0.00308) | 70.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00225) | 59.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.16% (0.00158) | 50.54th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.71% (0.04713) | 74.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 85.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 84.84th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107147 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9070 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1680651 Issue Tracking
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=89395 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9070
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190314-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24229 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K13534168 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9070
Change history (0)
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