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CVE-2019-9075

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  • Published2019-02-24
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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Description

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in archive64.c.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-02-2400:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
F5 big-ip access policy manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.1= 14.1.0no fix published
15.0= 15.0.0no fix published
F5 big-ip advanced firewall manager
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.1= 14.1.0no fix published
15.0= 15.0.0no fix published
F5 big-ip analytics
BranchAffectedFixed in
14.1= 14.1.0no fix published
15.0= 15.0.0no fix published

15 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • binutilsUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
  • binutilsUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binutilsUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
  • binutilsTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04all versions · fixed in 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10and 23 other packages
  • binutilsTuxCare:OracleLinux:6all versions · fixed in 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.0.3.el6.tuxcare.ol.els3and 1 other package
  • binutilsTuxCare:CentOS:6all versions · fixed in 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.1.el6.tuxcare.els3and 1 other package
  • binutilsSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9all versions · fixed in 2.37-9.39.1
  • binutilsSUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 8all versions · fixed in 2.37-9.39.1

29 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-9075 Red Hat Product Security6 known affected

    binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in function _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in archive64.c

    binutils as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · binutils-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · binutils.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · +3 more

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Fix

  1. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2019-9075 · 6 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
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Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2019-02-24
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-h4h3-65xg-3jpj

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-9075?

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_archive_64_bit_slurp_armap in archive64.c.

Is CVE-2019-9075 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-9075 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.7% on 2026-11-09, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-9075?

CVE-2019-9075 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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