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CVE-2019-9070

An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.64%Unchanged since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-9070
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2019-9070
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-18456 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2019-18456
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7j27-3j2r-jhhj 7.8

An issue was discovered in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. It is a heap-based...

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.

Record
GHSA-7j27-3j2r-jhhj
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2019-9070
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-9070 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-9070
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-9070 7.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-9070
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2021-1635459139 No score

Fix CVE(s): CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2019-17451, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2016-6131

  • SECURITY UPDATE:
    • CVE-*.patch: backported many upstream patches to fix security issues.
    • CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2019-17451
Record
CLSA-2021-1635459139
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4326-1 No score

libiberty vulnerabilities

It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code

Record
USN-4326-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4336-1 No score

binutils vulnerabilities

It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-4336-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4336-2 No score

binutils vulnerabilities

USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Record
USN-4336-2
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
binutils
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-dev
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-doc
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
binutils-mips-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-multiarch
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-multiarch-dev
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-source
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu
TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10
binutils
Debian:12
before 2.32.51.20190707-1
2.32.51.20190707-1
binutils
Debian:13
before 2.32.51.20190707-1
2.32.51.20190707-1
binutils
Debian:14
before 2.32.51.20190707-1
2.32.51.20190707-1
binutils
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu12.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu12.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu12.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu12.24-1ubuntu1
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2.24-1ubuntu22.24-2ubuntu12.24-2ubuntu22.24-2ubuntu32.24-4ubuntu12.24-5ubuntu12.24-5ubuntu22.24-5ubuntu32.24-5ubuntu3.12.24-5ubuntu132.24-5ubuntu142.24-5ubuntu14.12.24-5ubuntu14.22.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm12.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm22.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm32.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm52.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm62.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm72.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8
None known
libiberty
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
before 20160215-1ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions
20141014-120160215-120160215-1ubuntu0.2
20160215-1ubuntu0.3
binutils
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1, plus listed versions
2.25.1-6ubuntu12.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu22.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu32.25.51.20151027-0ubuntu12.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1
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2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu12.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu12.25.51.20151113-2ubuntu12.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu12.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu12.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu12.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu22.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu12.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu22.26-2ubuntu12.26-3ubuntu12.26-4ubuntu12.26-5ubuntu12.26-6ubuntu12.26-7ubuntu22.26-8ubuntu12.26-8ubuntu22.26-8ubuntu2.12.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.042.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.12.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.32.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.42.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.52.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.62.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.72.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
binutils
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3, plus listed versions
2.29.1-4ubuntu12.29.1-6ubuntu12.29.1-7ubuntu12.29.1-8ubuntu12.29.1-10ubuntu1
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2.29.1-12ubuntu12.30-4ubuntu12.30-5ubuntu12.30-7ubuntu12.30-8ubuntu12.30-9ubuntu12.30-10ubuntu12.30-11ubuntu12.30-14ubuntu22.30-15ubuntu12.30-20ubuntu2~18.042.30-21ubuntu1~18.042.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.12.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.2
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
libiberty
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
before 20170913-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions
20170913-1
20170913-1ubuntu0.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-9070 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Gnu Binutils, published February 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10.

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