What is CVE-2019-14249?

CVE-2019-14249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-24.

How severe is CVE-2019-14249?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2019-14249

dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by dwarfdump.

EPSS: 0.027 (84.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libdwarf_project Libdwarf
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-369 — Divide By Zero

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14249?: CVE-2019-14249 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Divide By Zero. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2019-07-24.
How severe is CVE-2019-14249?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.