VDB
CVE-2019-14871
CVE-2019-14871
PUBLISHED
The REENT_CHECK macro (see newlib/libc/include/sys/reent.h) as used by REENT_CHECK_TM, REENT_CHECK_MISC, REENT_CHECK_MP and other newlib macros in versions prior to 3.3.0, does not check for memory allocation problems when the DEBUG flag is unset (as is the case in production firmware builds).
EPSS 0.47% · 64.8th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.47%
64.8th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | newlib | 2.1.0+git20141201.db59ff3-2, *, 0 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | newlib | 0, 2.4.0.20160527-2, 2.4.0.20160527-3 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Mar 18, 2020 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jun 23, 2021 EPSS Score
- Aug 24, 2021 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2021 EPSS Score
- Jan 6, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 28, 2022 EPSS Score
- Apr 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14871 third-party-advisory
- https://census-labs.com/news/2020/01/31/multiple-null-pointer-dereference-vulnerabilities-in-newlib/ third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14871 third-party-advisory