Buffer overflow in Gnu Recutils

CVE-2019-11640

An issue was discovered in GNU recutils 1.8. There is a heap-based buffer overflow in the function rec_fex_parse_str_simple at rec-fex.c in librec.a.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Gnu Recutils — versions 1.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11640?: CVE-2019-11640 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-2019-11640?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.