CVE-2019-14872 MEDIUM

CVE-2019-14872

Vendor Red Hat
Product newlib
Weakness CWE-476
Published March 19, 2020
Last update August 5, 2024
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CVSS base score

6.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

The _dtoa_r function of the newlib libc library, prior to version 3.3.0, performs multiple memory allocations without checking their return value. This could result in NULL pointer dereference.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

March 19, 2020 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated