Out-of-bounds Read in Libmodbus

CVE-2019-14462

An issue was discovered in libmodbus before 3.0.7 and 3.1.x before 3.1.5. There is an out-of-bounds read for the MODBUS_FC_WRITE_MULTIPLE_COILS case, aka VD-1302.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.020 (78.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.1 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14462?
CVE-2019-14462 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Libmodbus, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 9.1/10. Published 2019-07-31.
How severe is CVE-2019-14462?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-14462 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.