CVE-2019-17450

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    CVE-2019-17450

    Published: 10 Oct 2019Last Modified: 28 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: find_abstract_instance in dwarf2.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite recursion and application crash) via a crafted ELF file.

    References: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00078.html, http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-11/msg00004.html, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202007-39, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20191024-0002/, https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25078

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- a9d9a104dde6a749f40ce5c4576a0042a7d52d1f
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    2.32

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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