Is CVE-2019-17450 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2019-17450 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2019-17450?

CVE-2019-17450 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2019-17450?

CVE-2019-17450 has an EPSS score of 2.75% (85th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2019-17450?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.34-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2019-17450

MEDIUMEPSS 85th pctl

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-674

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.34-1CVE-2019-17450

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1USN-4336-2

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3USN-4336-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1USN-4336-2

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3USN-4336-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.75%probability of exploitation in 30 days

85thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 85% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

sourceware.org

Third-Party Advisory5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-674 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2021-45105	Medium	5.9	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-25111	High	8.6	65%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-50269	High	8.6	58%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-42697	High	7.5	36%	-	Fix
CVE-2018-0739	Medium	6.5	19%	-	Fix
CVE-2007-1285	High	7.5	18%	-	Fix

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