Disclosure summary
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.32. There is a heap-based buffer over-read in _bfd_doprnt in bfd.c because elf_object_p in elfcode.h mishandles an e_shstrndx section of type SHT_GROUP by omitting a trailing '\0' character.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-125
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2019-12972
Open original source · Updated Oct 08, 2026
Only CPE matches marked vulnerable=true are indexed. AND/OR platform conditions must be checked in the original NVD record.
| Vendor | Product / association | Version / bounds |
|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | 2.32 |
| opensuse | leap | 15.1 |
| opensuse | leap | 15.2 |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 18.04 |
Original records & references
- NIST NVD record
- CVE Program record
- security.gentoo.org — Third Party Advisory
- sourceware.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- sourceware.org
- usn.ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
- security.gentoo.org — Third Party Advisory
- sourceware.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- sourceware.org
- usn.ubuntu.com — Third Party Advisory
PUBLISHED 2019-06-26T10:15:10-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-08T18:16:49-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-10T20:50:18-04:00