Buffer overflow in GNU Recutils
CVE-2019-11639
An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. There is a stack-based buffer overflow in the function rec_type_check_enum at rec-types.c in librec.a.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.019 (78.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 79th percentile — 78.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Recutils — versions 1.8
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/blob/master/recutils/bug-report-recutils (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/TeamSeri0us/pocs/tree/master/recutils/bug-report-recutils/recfix (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-11639?
- CVE-2019-11639 is a high-severity vulnerability in GNU Recutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-05-01.
- How severe is CVE-2019-11639?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.