What is CVE-2019-12408?

CVE-2019-12408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Arrow, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-08.

How severe is CVE-2019-12408?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Apache Arrow

CVE-2019-12408

It was discovered that the C++ implementation (which underlies the R, Python and Ruby implementations) of Apache Arrow 0.14.0 to 0.14.1 had a uninitialized memory bug when building arrays with null values in some cases. This can lead to uninitialized memory being unintentionally shared if Arrow Arrays are transmitted over the wire (for instance with Flight) or persisted in the streaming IPC and file formats.

EPSS: 0.032 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Apache Arrow
Apache Software Foundation Arrow — versions Apache Arrow 0.14.0 to 0.14.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-909

References

security@apache.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
security@apache.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-12408?: CVE-2019-12408 is a high-severity vulnerability in Apache Arrow, classified under CWE-909. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-08.
How severe is CVE-2019-12408?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.