Buffer overflow in Gnucobol Project

CVE-2019-14528

GnuCOBOL 2.2 has a heap-based buffer overflow in read_literal in cobc/scanner.l via crafted COBOL source code.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.010 (58.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnucobol_project Gnucobol — versions 2.2
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-14528?: CVE-2019-14528 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnucobol Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-08-02.
How severe is CVE-2019-14528?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.