binutils: out-of-bound read in function bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c
Published Feb 24, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 1.56%
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is an out-of-bounds read leading to a SEGV in bfd_getl32 in libbfd.c, when called from pex64_get_runtime_function in pei-x86_64.c.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- n/a
- n/a
Configuration 3
- 18.04
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
binutils
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Will not fix | 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:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/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 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 | 1.56% (0.01556) | 74.32th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.57% (0.01569) | 72.06th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00100) | 25.33th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 46.00th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 18, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 43.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00078) | 31.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 51.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.31% (0.03305) | 65.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.71th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.04% (0.07038) | 83.55th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.66% (0.01659) | 74.85th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9074 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1680665 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9074
- 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=24235 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K09092524 x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9074
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-9074 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1680665 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-9074 | ||
| 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=24235 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K09092524 | x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-9074 |
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