What is CVE-2019-17401?

CVE-2019-17401 is a low-severity vulnerability in Liblnk Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-10-09.

How severe is CVE-2019-17401?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Out-of-bounds Read in Liblnk Project

CVE-2019-17401

libyal liblnk 20191006 has a heap-based buffer over-read in the network_share_name_offset>20 code block of liblnk_location_information_read_data in liblnk_location_information.c, a different issue than CVE-2019-17264. NOTE: the vendor has disputed this as described in the GitHub issue

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published 2019-10-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (31.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 31.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Liblnk Project — versions 20191006

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

github.com/libyal/liblnk/issues/40 (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-17401?: CVE-2019-17401 is a low-severity vulnerability in Liblnk Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2019-10-09.
How severe is CVE-2019-17401?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.